Author Update
Here’s what you can expect from Author Update:
Publishing News: Stay in the loop on what’s happening in the industry.
Advice That Matters: Learn how to make your book irresistible to readers.
Live Q&A: Bring your questions and get answers from Thomas Umstattd and Jonathan Shuerger.
Episodes
76 episodes
Amazon Cracks Down on AI Authors
Plus, Facebook limits outbound links, a new class action suit is about to open up against OpenAI, and Toys'R'Us returns.
KU Payout Falls
Plus, new updates to computer systems, a longer preorder window on Amazon and how an experiment on mice will affect your target market today.
The US Copyright Office Is Flagging Human-Written Books as AI
Plus, a lengthy discussion on the death of Charlie Kirk and what that has meant for America.
Amazon Caught Stealing Authors' Ad Dollars
Also, Thomas and Jonathan make everyone mad... ever.
Facebook Advertising Changed Forever... Again
Plus, non-cozy mystery numbers, Kindle price hikes and the passing of Dolly Parton.
AI Reads Aristotle - That's Why It Writes Better
Lots of AI news today, with new models, new systems and new possibilities for authors to use.
Barnes & Noble Just Banned the Front Table Author Signing Nationwide
Plus, new numbers in the industry, workbots to help with author work and a spicy zeitgeist take on how media is destroying women.
AI Fiction Seizes Almost 30% of Kindle's Catalog
Plus, we discuss country music, AI as used as a research tool, and an author who lost a lucrative tradpub deal because of an accusation.
Fauci's Diary and the Magic Boom in Fiction
Advancements in AI, changes in how agents work and the change in reader preferences.
The Digital Vs. Physical War - AI Companies Pulping Books By The Pallet
All the new AI models, China's surge to tech dominance and why we should write flash floods in our books.
The Atlantic Just Declared the Age of Reading Is Over
Plus indie stats on readers and authors, Gemini's in trouble for committing Anthropic's mistake, and how should we focus our writing, all on Author Update.
The Week That Changed Indie Publishing
Listen to Jonathan and guest host Bryan Canter talk about author news on this special episode of Author Update.
America's 250th Birthday - Will It Survive
All things America! Thomas and Jonathan celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States by discussing publishing trends and how America was shaped by independent publishers.
The Pope Says To Finish Thy Book
Plus, numbers on trad vs. Indie publishing, OpenAI's hesitancy to release a new version of ChatGPT after Fable's cancellation, and an hour long zeitgeist session of vigilante justice. This is Author Update.
Record Breaking KU Fund!
Plus, the US government bans Anthropic's Fable 5, and we talk the unrest in the UK.
Men Buy Books and Women Borrow Them
Plus, tech news on Meta and Anthropic, and we go over the fun in each country's culture.
Is Libby Bankrupting the Libraries?
Plus, declining Pride month sales, Audible fires back at Spotify, and exactly what is afflicting Gen Z men?
No ISBN Means No Copyright Protection for Indie Authors
Plus, Amazon debuts a new paper option for paper books, and Thomas unpacks the pope's latest encyclical and how it relates to AI.
The Publishing Echo Chamber Nobody Will Admit Exists
Plus trad publishing numbers, AI news out the whazoo and the zeitgeist on baby names.
The Amazon Review Purge - The Author Survival Guide
Plus NewsCorps's new business model, ChatGPT's religious bias, and the zeitgeist take on Christopher Nolan's Odyssey.
Draft2Digital Confirms Amazon's Sales Reporting Is Off
Plus the numbers on AI slop in the Amazon market, a whole new set of Author Alerts and a lengthy zeitgeist segment on the nationalism vs. globalism movements across the world.
Audible Forces Every Title into New Royalty Model
Plus, FTC penalizes Publishing.com for deceptive practices, and Jonathan and Thomas argue Star Wars turnings.
Price Fixing at Amazon
Plus ChatGPT updates, Copyright Office increasing its prices, and what the SPLC indictment means for your business.