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PHP Flaw Threatens WordPress

News Podcast: PHP Flaw Threatens WordPress Author Sites; Kindle Unlimited Passes $5 Billion

On this week’s Self-Publishing News podcast, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway warns indie authors about a major PHP vulnerability affecting WordPress.org sites and WooCommerce, and explains what to ask your web host. He then covers three platforms with new money-making options: Spotify’s new Memberships for podcasters, Kindle Unlimited passing $5 billion in author payouts, and YouTube’s plan to launch an audiobook offering in 2027.
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Inspirational Indie Author Interview: David Somerfleck

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: David Somerfleck Imagines a Dystopian American Future

My ALLi author guest this episode is David Somerfleck, who spent decades in digital marketing, journalism, and politics before returning to his childhood passion for science fiction. He moved to Portugal, where the stormy weather and isolation provided the perfect setting to write his first novel, a chilling vision of America's future. Now, he draws on a lifetime of experiences to build a new career as an indie author. 
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Audible Lets Listeners Talk To Dracula

News Podcast: Audible Lets Listeners Talk to Dracula; Plaintiffs Drop a Key AI Study Against OpenAI

On this week’s Self-Publishing News podcast, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway shares what authors asked most at SelfPubCon 2026: newsletters and copyright, including why registering before the new year’s fee rise could save you money. He also covers Audible’s beta feature that lets listeners explore a story and talk to its characters, starting with Dracula. Then he reports that the plaintiffs in an OpenAI copyright case have dropped Tuhin Chakrabarty’s market dilution study, and that Books by People has launched to certify human-written books.
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Interactive Nonfiction Book

Questions, QR Codes, and Quizzes: Producing a More Interactive Nonfiction Book, with Anna Featherstone and Maria Doyle

In this episode, ALLi’s Nonfiction Adviser Anna Featherstone chats with author and learning strategist Maria Doyle about the production and distribution decisions behind her book Everyone’s a Teacher. They explore questions including: Might your nonfiction book serve readers better if it asked more questions? How can QR codes enhance the reading experience? How do you turn a book with visual elements into an audiobook? And what if you gave readers a quiz to see whether your book is really for them? This episode will give you fresh ideas for producing and distributing a book in a way that really engages readers.
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Audiobook Listeners Buy In Multiple Formats

News Podcast: Audiobook Listeners Buy in Multiple Formats; AI Splits the Ghostwriting Market

On this week’s Self-Publishing News podcast, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway digs into Audible’s new Nielsen IQ study of 18,000 listeners, which finds audiobook fans buying the same books in multiple formats — and still seeking out human narrators. He also covers Smashwords adding pre-orders and pre-sales through Draft2Digital, and a Bookseller report on how AI is splitting the ghostwriting market in two.
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Book Marketing In A Changing World

Book Marketing in a Changing World: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

In this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn discuss how book marketing is changing—and what still works. Drawing on their experiences updating their own marketing guides, they explore the growing role of AI, alternatives to social media, the renewed importance of print and in-person marketing, and why email lists remain essential. They also discuss how authors can develop marketing strategies that fit their goals, personalities, and resources, rather than trying to do everything.
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Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Liz Harris

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Liz Harris Builds an Indie Career on History, Romance, and Creative Freedom

My ALLi author guest this episode is Liz Harris, a historical romance author whose path to publication took her from a lifelong love of reading and writing through teaching, travel, traditional publishing, and eventually self-publishing. She talks about how history and place shape her fiction, the freedom she found as an indie author, the importance of treating publishing as a business, and why she chose to remain indie even after returning to traditional publishing. 
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SelfPubCon26 Asks Where Indie Publishing Goes Next

News Podcast: SelfPubCon 2026 Asks Where Indie Publishing Goes Next; OpenAI Wants a Key Study Tossed

On this week's Self-Publishing News podcast, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway previews SelfPubCon 2026, running free over the weekend of October 17–18 with a Jane Friedman keynote, sessions on Kickstarter crowdfunding and local marketing, and an indie author lab for pass holders. He also opens the Written Word Media Indie Author Survey — whose past results tied higher earnings to bigger backlists — and reports on OpenAI's bid to have a key market dilution study thrown out of court.
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Poetry Editing

Audio Interview: What Makes Poetry Editing Different from Editing Prose with Howard Lovy and Anna Davidson

On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, host Howard Lovy talks to poet and editor Anna Davidson about the art of editing poetry. They discuss what editors look for in a poem, why every word, line break, sound, and even blank space matters, and how editors can help poets strengthen their work without losing their individual voice. Anna also explains why trust between poet and editor is so important and how indie poets can find the editorial support that best fits their work.
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Amazon Cuts KDP Uploads To Two Titles A Week

News Podcast: Amazon Cuts KDP Uploads to Two Titles a Week; Study Backs AI Detector Accuracy

On this week's Self-Publishing News podcast, a hoarse ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway covers Amazon's new KDP limit of two titles per week per format — down from ten, and another move aimed at the flood of AI-generated content. He also looks at a study suggesting AI detector Pangram may be more accurate than its critics claim, and at the SCBWI's tightened AI policy, which will ask award entrants to document the human creative process behind their work.
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SelfPubCon26 Preview

Audio Interview: SelfPubCon26 Looks at What’s Working Now and What’s Next with Howard Lovy and Kayleigh Brindley

In this special episode of Self-Publishing with ALLi, Howard Lovy interviews Kayleigh Brindley, ALLi’s conference and communications manager, about what authors can expect from SelfPubCon26, taking place online October 17–18. Kayleigh discusses this year’s theme, “The Future of Self-Publishing: What’s Working Now & What’s Next,” and highlights sessions on AI, book marketing, crowdfunding, European markets, and building an author team. She also explains the conference’s expanded networking opportunities, this year’s prize draw, and the Indie Author Lab workshop with Orna Ross following the conference on October 19.
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