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Authors report drops in Amazon KDP page-read reports after the Kindle+ switch, supply chain disruptions this holiday season, and other recent news.

Substack is adding podcast sponsorships, Australia may reform copyright law to attract AI investment, and other recent news.

The Society of Authors (UK) released a global charter on AI use, then withdrew from it after author backlash, and other recent news.

No-advance deals are on the rise, another allegedly AI-generated story wins a prestigious prize, and other recent news.

What’s hot at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Barnes & Noble foot traffic has steadily increased, and other recent news.

What if writing isn’t central to thinking, AI-assisted material is appearing throughout op-ed pages, and other recent news.

Barnes & Noble acquires Levenger, Wattpad has become a global entertainment powerhouse, and more recent news.

What to do if your Amazon KDP account is terminated, a closer look at people who use AI to write custom fiction, and more.

Why the nonfiction market is declining, the resurgence in reissues of older titles, what booksellers think of the end of reading, and more.

Culture & Politics Dolly Parton’s foundation gave away more than 300 million books to children but needs states’ support to

Random House suspends sales for forthcoming book by Ross Barkan, a gender-driven look at who’s getting published, and other recent news.

Activity books are booming as screen-free entertainment, panic over Gen Z’s reading habits is overblown, and more recent news.

Publishers don’t fact-check memoir, HarperCollins CEO calls for industry-wide solutions on AI, and more industry news.

Poets find copyrighted work on Giggle Academy, and Princeton University Press partners with AI licensing firm.

A former Congresswoman is pivoting to book influencing, the rise of romance bookstores in rural areas, and more.

A debut YA novelist offers a long and nuanced explication of her experience at a Big Five publisher, plus much more.

There's yet another long and predictable story on the death of reading, plus other news in culture & politics and AI.

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