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Self-Publishing News: New AI Platforms Aim to Balance Copyright Rights for Creators

This week’s selection of AI-related stories has an interesting common theme centered around new AI platforms. As we’re increasingly seeing, it’s a theme that reflects the fact that this technology is now settling into becoming a part of the landscape, and everyone concerned is finding ways to navigate that landscape. For some, these developments will be a welcome pragmatism and seriousness after endless hype. For others, they will be a worrying normalization of the until-recently unthinkable.

Self-publishing News: Kindle Unlimited Raises its Price

Kindle Unlimited raises its subscription rate. Association of American Publishers lays out publishing's questions on AI.

Self-publishing News: How Can Writers Monetise Social Media?

Tumblr Posts Plus offers creators the chance to monetise social media, and the Metadata Capabilities Directory offers a glimpse behind the discoverability curtain.

Self-publishing News: Patreon and Radish show the Size of Subscription Market

The value of subscription reading platforms shown as Patreon raises $155 valuing it at $4bn while Radish sells for $354m.

International Insights: Subscription

For this week's edition of the Alliance of Independent Authors International Insights hosted by Mark Williams of The New Publishing Standard, we’re moving on to subscription models.

October 3, 2020
Mark Williams
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Self-publishing News: RWA Launches New Prize

The RWA launches a new prize, the Vivian, replacing the Rita, Scribd launches Scribd Perks with an increased bundle and publishers count Covid-19 cost.