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London Book Fair Moves To Excel Centre

News Summary: London Book Fair Moves to Excel Centre; AI Copyright Lawsuits Persist

We begin the last news of January with a reminder that today is the last day to get your early bird discount for ALLi's Indie Author Lab. The event is taking place all day at Kensington Town Hall in London and is a fantastic hands-on collection of sessions to tackle the issues you face in your indie author journey with industry-leading experts, ALLi legends (and quite possibly me).
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James Daunt On Print-on-Demand

News Summary: James Daunt on Print-on-Demand; Spotify Raises Prices with AI Features

James Daunt is a controversial figure in the book world. Although less so lately, he has for many years been a perennial fixture at book fairs and conferences. And whilst his passion for books has won admirers, as has his desire to empower booksellers to do what they do best and curate interesting collections for their branch of his giant chains (Waterstones, Barnes and Noble, the eponymous Daunt, and various independently labeled stores under the same umbrella).
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Copyright Lawsuit Against Google's Gemini AI

News Summary: Publishers Seek to Join Copyright Lawsuit against Google’s Gemini AI

AI lawsuits are in the news again. And it's not Anthropic this week, but the large ongoing lawsuit against Google's Gemini. It takes the form of a motion to intervene, as I believe it's called (you can read the motion in question here to fill yourselves in). The motion is brought by two major publishing groups, Cengage and Hachette. It requests, as I understand it, that the two publishing groups join the case brought by writers and illustrators in 2023 and currently before the Northern California judiciary, intervening as class representatives.
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HarperCollins France Adopts AI Translation

News Summary: HarperCollins France Adopts AI Translation; Manga Industry Turns to Machine Learning

The uncomfortable relationship between AI and translation has been in the news again this week. HarperCollins in France has hired the services of Fluent Planet to help it save money by reducing the labor-intensiveness of the translation process. Fluent Planet will, it seems, be using machine learning to achieve this. The reaction has been exactly what, in short, you would imagine.
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Kirkus Acquires AudioFile

News Summary: Kirkus Acquires AudioFile, New Leadership at Publishing Perspectives

Reviews are one of the most important factors in enhancing the visibility and appeal of our books. And while one side of the coin is acquiring the numbers of Amazon reviews necessary for whatever the algorithm has decided to do that morning, or meeting the requirements of the likes of BookBub, the other side is securing a few high-profile, highly respected reviews. And for that, writers turn to one source more than any other: Kirkus.
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Nebula Awards AI Policy

News Summary: Nebula Awards’ AI Policy Sparks Debate on Authorship and Process

The use of AI in competitions and beloved public literary events has become its own subgenre in a crowded news field. The two highest-profile instances have been the announcement by the Grammys that they would allow the use of AI in eligible tracks and albums and NaNoWriMo's statement that it would allow AI and criticizing those who would oppose such an approach.
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