Welcome to London Book Fair Indie Author Fringe: Jay Artale, David Penny, Orna Ross

There are many areas where one can absolutely rely on Mark Williams for keeping one abreast. None more so than when it comes to the health of the e-book market, and the scale of the significance of Kindle Unlimited in particular.

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.

Following from Monday, there is another AI story follow-up. This one relates to the current copyright case against OpenAI, and the motion brought by OpenAI to bar any reliance by those bringing the suit on Dr. Tuhin Chakrabarty's widely cited paper on market dilution.