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Here’s what you can expect from Author Update:
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Plus AI news, the secret behind the 4 million books uploaded to Amazon last year, and a deep dive into K-lytics' recent Mystery, Thriller and Suspense report.
Plus, Cloudflare news, Amazon book clubs ending and a spicy zeitgeist segment. Welcome to Author Update.
Plus AI news, Medieval English language and how glory is the new market for selling to young men. Welcome to Author Update.
Trad publishing news, AI causing job losses and the K-lytics romance report!
Plus, new AI models, a new method for your website to be discovered, new tools to use to promote your book and how the Battle of Agincourt affects your publishing career. All this and more, on Author Update!
Plus the Super Bowl halftime show, Harper Collins quarterly report and how the Roman Empire somehow again influences publishing.
Plus, Spotify goes to war with Amazon over book market shares while Thomas and Jonathan compare cozy fantasy to John Wick. Demon pigs, bacon; it's all here.
Come listen to the latest episode of Author Update for your latest dish of author news.
Copyright termination rights, Ai ads, and an extra-long zeitgeist segment on fonts and beauty in literature. Also, a spicy segment on America's churches.
Audible. Iran. Venezuela. What do all of these have to do with your writing? Check out the latest episode of Author Update!
Come hear Thomas and Jonathan make their predictions for how the book business will change in the coming year.
Plus more AI news, Author Arsenal updates and Jonathan and Thomas's thoughts on the romance genre!
We hit it all. AI, sexism, hiring practices at publishing industries: we are making no money from THIS episode.
We show off our new channel's digs, talking about rising costs and the impact of AI on publishing throughout longer trends. It's a good time.
Listen to Author Update for all the news on Amazon's new video advertising capabilities, their reiteration of bans on the Amazon Associate program, and all the Black Friday deals authors need!
Google's dark pattern, plus new AI tools, upgrades to existing systems and a deep dive into the cozy mystery genre.
Updates on how the publishing and music worlds are adapting to AI, as well as exciting developments from the industry.
Find out how to plan for this year's holiday season, as well as how changes to the X algorithm change your marketing strategy.
This week we're covering Spotify's game-changing Audiobook Selects program for indie authors, the collapse of traditional publishing sales with trade books down 9.4%, and major industry closures including Mango Publishing and Knights Of children's books. Plus, we analyze groundbreaking research showing readers prefer AI writing to MFA graduate writing, discuss the rise of three-tier audiobook pricing, and explore massive layoffs hitting traditional publishing. Whether you're an ...
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