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Writing in an Age of Artificial Intelligence: Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast With Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly moving into the realm of writing with natural language generation (NLG) tools that encompass freelance writing and content creation, advertising and marketing copy, and creative works like novels and nonfiction books, poetry, and screenplays.

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Self-publishing News: Android Update uses AI to create Audiobooks

Android update uses machine learning to generate realistically narrated audiobooks from ebooks. Amazon offers ebooks to libraries.

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Getting Indies in Local Bookstores, ALL About AI, and How Audio is Transforming Publishing: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy

November 12, 2020
Howard Lovy
Debate & Opinion, Podcast & video, Self-Publishing News
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Print sales are up, so how can indie authors make better inroads into local bookstores? That is among the topics discussed on Self-Publishing News with Alli News Editor Dan Holloway and book editor Howard Lovy. Together, they will bring you the latest in indie publishing news, including commentary, a technology update, and highlights from indie author interviews.

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Self-publishing News: Brushing and Fake Reviews: Amazon’s Trust Issue

Amazon's brushing scam and fake review scandal; artificial intelligence writes convincing journalism, sales tax on ebooks in Brazil.

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Self-publishing News: Amazon Buy Button is Changing

Author groups are worried by changes to Amazon buy button, artificial intelligence storytelling is coming but virtual reality suffers

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Self-publishing News: Audible Captions close to a resolution

The Audible Captions dispute is close to a resolution, which is more than can be said about the controversy engulfing the Romance Writers of America.

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Self-publishing News: What Strategy for Amazon?

Amazon and Storytel's different approaches to international markets & the US Patent Office wants your thoughts on the rights of artificial intelligence.

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Self-publishing News: AI and the Indie Author

New research shows the books world is not as ready as it could be for artificial intelligence and Amazon launch a Kindle for kids.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Indie Author: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

August 7, 2019
Howard Lovy
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Writing Advice
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Artificial intelligence sounds like a very futuristic term but you have already experienced it in your author business, from the Amazon…

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Self-Publishing News: Self-publishing at a Turning Point

Scribd snapshots offers a new way to entice readers, reports into the publishing industry show continued increase in audio sales, and major players ask whether self-publishing is reaching a turning point similar to the launch of the Kindle.

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Self-publishing News: Too Hot to Handle?

February 19, 2019
Dan Holloway
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Self-Publishing News
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Storytel is embarrassed by the success of audiobook erotica on its website while Wattpad launches a promising venture in Korea.

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Opinion: Why AI & Blockchain Will Be Game-changers for Indie Authors

February 11, 2019
Kathy Meis
ALLI Campaigns, Debate & Opinion, Running An Author Business
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What can artificial intelligence and blockchain do for you? Kathy Meis of Bublish gives a clear summary and a link to a free webinar on 13 February. (Can't make the event live? Register anyway to access post-event recording.)

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