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Self-Publishing News: Cinema Cancels Screening of AI-Written Film

Cancel culture on the rise or institutions standing up for creatives? That’s the question that came to my mind as I read through the main story for today’s news about an AI-written film. We know many creatives feel an angst bordering on the existential about the use of AI. And nothing is as certain to raise hackles as moves that seem to endorse the artistic merit of entirely AI-generated works, especially when the AI is not really the point but just an everyday tool for production.

How Would a TikTok Ban Affect Buoyant Print Sales? The Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway

In this episode of Self-Publishing News, Dan Holloway explores the potential impacts of a TikTok ban on print book sales, particularly in the romance and fantasy genres. He also highlights the recent sale of a first edition of Tolkien’s "The Hobbit" for £31,000, discusses the latest print and eBook sales figures, and addresses the controversy surrounding OpenAI’s use of a voice resembling Scarlett Johansson.

Self-Publishing News: Nonfiction Sales Struggle as Romantasy Goes from Strength to Strength

It’s been a while since I ran a story on publishing figures, but I couldn’t resist this one. The reason is that next Thursday I publish my next nonfiction book about creative thinking. What better time to do so than when there’s a headline in Publishers Weekly announcing that nonfiction sales are struggling?

How To Sell Your Books In Bookstores With Image Of A Bookstore Shelf

How to Get Your Self-Published Books into Bookstores

For many of our members at The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), getting their self-published books into bookstores is part of their author dream. But how do you tell a bookstore about your work, what’s the best way to approach them, and what can you expect from selling in this way?

October 9, 2023
AskALLi Team
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Book Marketing: How to Boost Print Sales with Christmas Fairs

Book marketing at Christmas time: how to sell your self-published books at local Christmas events

Self-publishing News: That Was The Year That Was

Our newshound Dan Holloway delivers a Self-publishing News roundup for 2016 featuring the format wars between print, digital and audio, the year's best cover designs, and 2016 author highlights.

December 27, 2016
Dan Holloway
News
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This Week’s Self-publishing News: Getting to Market

It's not often that in a sales context I thank my lucky stars I am a performance poet! But there…

June 10, 2016
Dan Holloway
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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