Name: PODCAST DROP: Latest Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway
Start: 2026-01-02T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-02T14:00:00+00:00
Location: ALLi Podcast

News Podcast: Remembering Porter Anderson and Spotify’s Year in Audiobooks

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reflects on the death of Porter Anderson, longtime editor in chief of Publishing Perspectives and a respected, sharp-witted voice in the book world whose influence reached far into both traditional and indie publishing. Dan shares tributes from colleagues and friends before turning to Spotify’s year-end audiobook trends, where romantic and “spicy” fantasy continue to dominate and darker genres like dystopia and horror are showing new momentum.

December 12, 2025
Dan Holloway
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News Podcast: Audiobook Habits Shift, OverDrive Challenges OpenAI, and Study Shows Poetry Can Break AI Guardrails

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway looks at a new study of American media habits that reveals strong daily audiobook listening—despite slowing growth driven by low uptake among readers over fifty. He also reports on OverDrive’s trademark lawsuit against OpenAI over the name Sora, and shares findings from a research paper showing that poetic prompts can bypass AI guardrails far more effectively than standard requests.

December 5, 2025
Dan Holloway
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | May 3, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

Parents Reading to Children Declining; AudioNext Conference Highlights Audiobook Trends: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

It is clearly the season for reading surveys. Indeed, this story comes so hot on the heels of the reading habits survey that I had to check it wasn’t a different angle on the same survey. But no, this time we have a survey from HarperCollins and the book data people at Nielsen. They carried out a survey not about the habits of those who read to themselves but about how parents read—or don’t—to their children. The focus: parents reading to children, and how that behavior is changing.

Spotify Recognized for Audiobook Innovation: Self-Publishing with ALLi featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway reports on Spotify receiving the BISG Industry Innovator Award for its audiobook efforts, including new tools for indie authors. He also highlights Patreon’s launch of unlimited in-platform livestreaming, a move that supports creators building subscription-based communities. Finally, Dan explores a growing trend in book subscription services: curating and now publishing original content tailored to their audiences.

April 25, 2025
Dan Holloway
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Self-Publishing Advice | & Inspirations Podcast | Inspirations | Creative | Self-Publishing | Orna Ross | Joanna Penn | Pr…

How AI in Publishing Is Changing Audiobooks and Author Opportunities: Self-Publishing with ALLi Featuring Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

On the Creative Self-Publishing stream of the Self-Publishing with ALLi Podcast, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn discuss their latest creative projects, insights from the London Book Fair, and the evolving role of AI in publishing. Orna shares her thoughts on how the fair is shifting away from being author-centric, while Joanna explores AI narration and its growing impact on audiobooks, including new developments from ElevenLabs and Amazon’s Audible Virtual Voice.