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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing | News September 18, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: ALLi’s SelfPubCon25 to Spotlight New Trends; TikTok Ban Deal Reported

We are gearing up as I write for the autumn/spring (hemisphere-dependent) conference season. Already, many juicy details are emerging about the themes and streams of Frankfurt—more of which as they emerge. But that also means it’s time for the next event of all, and the mustn’t-miss fixture in the indie calendar: ALLi’s own Self-Publishing Advice Conference.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing | News September 16, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: Anthropic Case Reveals Unregistered Works by Publishers; Apple Hit with New Lawsuit

The class action lawsuit against Anthropic has dominated the news for a while now and looks set to continue to do so. The latest development, uncovered by Jane Friedman, is the light that the ruling about the composition of the class in the class action has cast on the relation between traditionally published authors and their publishers.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing | News September 13, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: James Patterson Awards $50,000 Grants, AI Research Sparks Debate on Language Change

Would $50,000 landing in your lap give you the breathing space in terms of time and life admin to clear your head and your diary and finally finish the book you’ve been thinking about for years? James Patterson certainly thinks, or at least hopes, so. Last week he announced that he had chosen 12 authors each to be recipients of a “Go Finish Your Book!” grant of that amount. If there is a repeat offer at some point in the future, I will of course update you.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | September 9, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: Judge Rejects $3000 Per Title Settlement Figure in Anthropic Case

As a newbie indie writer in the UK, I remember many forum discussions on what seemed a dry topic back in the innocent days of the late 2000s as we tried to grapple with the logistics of what was still a fairly niche path to pursue. That topic was “Given that we are protected by UK copyright law, why would we need to follow the complicated and expensive (many of us were penniless) process of registering copyright with the US Copyright Office?” This broke down into two practical subquestions: “Is it really practical to imagine that we will sue someone for infringing our copyright?” and “What would it actually gain us?”
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | September 4, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: Anthropic Settlement Raises Concerns for Rights Holders; Mastodon Struggles with Age Verification Laws

The news of a settlement in the Anthropic AI piracy and copyright case came just before I filed the last of last week’s columns. Since then, the dust has had a little chance to settle, and reflections are starting to emerge on what any potential settlement might mean. I found (as ever) Mark Williams’ very detailed analysis highly thought-provoking.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | September 2, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: OverDrive Adds AI-Powered ‘Inspire Me’ Discovery Tool to Libby App

Libby is OverDrive’s app that lets people manage their library ebook lending from the comfort of their phone. As I understand it (my library days are strictly limited to sitting in dusty rooms of chained vellum in Oxford and staggering under the weight of an armful of exciting new reads), Libby connects you to your local library so that the ebooks you borrow through the app are ones that your library has available.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | LitRPG Con 2025: | What Indie Authors | Learned In Denver | Guest Post: Jez Cajiao

LitRPG Con 2025: What Indie Authors Learned in Denver

Indie authors don’t just follow trends; we name them and we create them. From romantasy forged on reader-powered platforms to the hard-boiled banner of Brit Grit, from Sunshine Noir, the warm-climate alternative to Nordic Nor to the midlife-magic ‘Paranormal Women’s Fiction’, indies have repeatedly carved out new shelves in the bookstore.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | August 30, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: Anthropic AI Lawsuit Moves Toward Settlement; Authors and Publishers Await Terms

The two stories in this round-up feature the Association of American Publishers. Nonetheless, both are relevant for indie authors, in the US certainly and quite possibly elsewhere. First up is possibly a major breakthrough in the Anthropic AI case. The headlines vary. At the time of writing, Publishing Perspectives is leading with “A Potential Settlement.” TechCrunch, meanwhile, has “Anthropic Settles…”
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