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News Podcast: Literary Agents Update Ethics Rules; Seven-Figure Deal Shelved Over AI Claims; Study Examines AI Books on Amazon
On this episode of Self-Publishing with ALLi, Dan Holloway covers a turbulent week for AI and publishing: the Association of American Literary Agents updating their Canon of Ethics to allow closer work with indie authors; a seven-figure publishing deal shelved within hours of an AI allegation; and a peer-reviewed study of 14,419 self-published Amazon titles finding that AI-generated books are commercially viable but outsold by human authors — while the number of titles grows twice as fast as revenue.
News Summary: What the Viral Study of AI in Self-Published Amazon Books Really Sets Out to Do
This story is related to the first of the week. I promise(ish—breaking news depending) no AI on Saturday, but the issues around Tuhin Chakrabarty's hugely impactful study on AI in self-published novels are so important and widespread I think it is warranted. Especially as this great piece in the New York Times brings out another angle of the story (with thanks to Jane Friedman, whose newsletter gifted the link from behind the NYT paywall).
What Writing Over 30 Books Has Taught Me About Surviving the Second Draft
In our Partner Spotlight series, an ALLi partner takes over the ALLi blog to share their expertise, experience, and hard-won…