Write, Publish, Repeat: How to Turn Your Art from a Hobby into a Real Business Live Podcast with Johnny Truant, Sean Platt & David Wright
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Inspirational Indie Author Interview: David Barbur Turns Wilderness Skills into Mystery Fiction
My ALLi author guest this episode is David Barbur, a former law enforcement officer who now writes wilderness mysteries inspired by his interests in hiking, tracking, survival skills, and the natural world. Since 2017, he has published a novel every year while balancing writing with a full-time job and family.Â
News Summary: Survey Suggests Many Publishers Still Fail to Register Copyright
A very interesting postscript to the Anthropic case comes courtesy of a survey carried out by the Authors Guild. You will recall that one of the key defining factors of the eligible class in the class action was that copyright was registered in a timely fashion with the US Copyright Office. We know this meant a lot of otherwise eligible indie authors were denied compensation as a result of this.
News Podcast: Amazon Rips Up Rare Books to Train AI; Kobo Returns to Best Buy Blurb
On this week's Self-Publishing News podcast, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway rounds up a busy week for indie authors: the rise of "Summerween," BookTok's new blend of sunny settings and Gothic dread; Kobo's return to big-box retail through Best Buy; and the report that Amazon has been ripping up and shredding books, including rare out-of-print titles, to train its AI. He also digs into KDP trend data showing dystopian fiction bouncing back and self-published titles claiming 38 percent of the US top 100, and closes with Ingram's new Covered platform, which puts digital advance copies in front of 50,000 booksellers and librarians.
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That was so great. Can’t wait to check out their podcast regularly. Total mojo.
This guys make my day, I love learning about self publishing and have fun at the same time!
Excellent information, and freaking hilarious! You guys were on your best behavior, too.
Is that a good apple?
So terrible. That’s why I invited you guys to join IndieReCon. 😛
We’d be disappointed if they were any different 😉