Self-Publishing News: Elon Musk Sues OpenAI as Publishers Take Different Positions on AI Narration of Audiobooks
The week has seen the publishing industry reacting in very different ways to the rise of AI audiobook narration.
Self-publishing News: European Writers Use Frankfurt Book Fair to Demand AI Transparency
Publishers have used Frankfurt Book Fair to launch a statement calling for a big push from Europe’s legislators on AI. It comes also against the backdrop of the EU’s AI Act, which was proposed earlier in the summer.
Self-publishing News: When Writing Meets Reality – A Look Back at a Week of Conferences
The end of last week, you won’t have failed to notice, saw conference season in full swing. The 75th Frankfurt Book Fair is one of the big events of the literary calendar. And capping it off was ALLi’s Self-publishing Advice Conference.
Self-publishing News: Peter Gibbons Wins £20,000 Kindle Storyteller Award
Peter Gibbons wins Kindle Storyteller Award with King of War. Amazon faces $1bn buy box lawsuit. SelfPubCon preview.
Self-publishing News: Enter SelfPubCon’s First Line Competition
The Writers' Guild's launches new self-publishing guide, and Tertullia, a new AI book discovery app that's partnered with Ingram.
Self-publishing News: BookTok Centre Stage at Frankfurt
TikTok takes over Frankfurt as Penguin Random House signs a deal to help BookTok creators promote its books.
Self-publishing News: Publishers File Lawsuit against Audible in Audiblegate latest
Publishers sue Audible for up to 5 years missing royalties over lack of returns transparency in Audiblegate latest. Frankfurt loses major exhibitors for its in-person book fair while publishers seem to be thriving without the book fair merry-go-round. Only Fans reverses content crackdown raising questions over the relation between platforms and payment partners.
Self-publishing News: Publishing Dips Its Toe into NFTs
Bookwire to launch an NFT market, London Book Fair online to take place over 3 weeks, RIP Joel Friedlander
Self-publishing News: Selfies Awards Extend Eligibility
The Selfies Awards expand their eligibility to British writers living in Europe and what the Brexit deal means.
Self-publishing News: What The Barnes and Noble Data Breach Means
What the Barnes and Noble data breach means, Spotify moves further towards spoken word, and a new tool for libraries.
Self-publishing News: Literary Prizes Still Not Open to Indies
On the even of the Nobel Prize For Literature, a new prize for young adult fiction shows literary prizes still exclude indies.
Self-publishing News: What Streaming Means for Your Earnings
As Tik Tok and Spotify show, streaming could be catastrophic for author revenue, net neutrality upheld in European courts.