Authors and other creative workers sue or speak out against OpenAI
The first authors’ lawsuit against OpenAI/ChatGPT, seeking class-action status, was filed by authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad.
The first authors’ lawsuit against OpenAI/ChatGPT, seeking class-action status, was filed by authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad.
The CEO wrote in an announcement to employees that while the book market has grown, so have inflation and costs.
Primary concerns are like those of the WGA: the problematic economics of streaming and the use of AI.
Bookstat, an industry data service that tracks online book sales, has launched its own monthly bestseller lists, available via LinkedIn.
Twitter’s decline and the emergence of alternatives highlights the ephemeral nature of social media for platform building.
To be effective, storybuilding AI requires careful and high-quality input from writers.
Wrong Place Wrong Time released in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook in August 2022 and is McAllister’s first New York Times bestseller.
Aimed at the under-35 romance reader, Afterglow will build on TikTok’s #spicytok content, releasing two trade paperback titles a month.
Authors can now plan and schedule when new chapters go live at Wattpad.
Formerly a senior agent at Irene Goodman Literary Agency, Natalie Lakosil has founded Looking Glass Literary & Media Management.
Written Word Media, a book marketing service primarily for authors, now offers promo stacks to help schedule and run book promotions.
Assembly Press will be an independent publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, with its first list releasing in spring 2024.
Inklore will publish manga, manhua, manhwa, webcomics adaptations, and light novels in collaboration with Del Rey UK.
Fox Chapel is mainly known as an enthusiast publisher of craft and activity books.
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The inevitable has occurred: There’s a lawsuit against OpenAI’s ChatGPT that seeks class action status on behalf of authors.
Lately spam books on Amazon and included in Kindle Unlimited have been visibly infiltrating category bestseller lists.
Last month, we noted that HarperCollins and KKR (a private equity firm) are among the bidders for Simon & Schuster.
After shutting down in December, book review outlet Bookforum will relaunch this summer under the umbrella of the Nation magazine.
For the week ending June 17, Circana BookScan’s top 10 bestseller list was comprised entirely of adult fiction, with six romance titles.
The list most likely to feature indie authors will also include prominent links to Bookshop.
The key considerations for ethical use of AI in publishing are author consent and human supervision.
Fiona Davis writes historical fiction novels set in iconic New York City buildings. Her previous novels include two New York Times bestsellers.
Emma Dries is seeking literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, climate writing, and academic crossover works.
As of July 1, senior agents at the Irene Goodman Literary Agency will be transitioning into a variety of new agencies.
Good relationship building—both with your publisher and your readers—is key to a successful launch.
Liv Constantine is the pen name of sisters Lynne Constantine and Valerie Constantine, who have sold more than a million copies worldwide.
Katherine Flynn, formerly managing partner at Kneerim & Williams, and Zoë Pagnamenta will head up Calligraph.
Jennifer Weis founded the eponymous agency after departing Ross Yoon. (Ross Yoon was recently acquired by William Morris Endeavor.)
Allison Moore has started as an acquisition editor at 8th Note Press, launched recently by ByteDance (owner of TikTok).
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Storytel will develop AI voices tailored to Storytel’s market and offer its customers a new feature called VoiceSwitcher.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the two current frontrunners to buy Simon & Schuster are HarperCollins and private-equity firm KKR.
Some Ukrainian readers were alleging the novel romanticizes Russia, even though they had not read the book.
One of them said she was resigning because she had lost confidence in board leadership.
For the week ending June 10, Circana BookScan reports that print unit sales are down 3 percent compared to 2022.
Publishers love to see authors provide data that offers marketing insights they would otherwise not have.
Circana BookScan reports that print unit sales for LBGTQ fiction grew 11 percent between June 2022 and May 2023 versus the previous year.
CEO James Daunt discusses the necessarily slow journey to improve, store by store, after the chain was run by “numpties.”
Editors look for stories most compellingly told on audio; quicker time to market can play a role, too.
Previously an editor in academia, Kelly Bergh has joined Lucinda Literary as an agent.
Paw Prints Readers will publish works exploring diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Ten Speed Graphic will publish literary adaptations, global webcomics, biography, memoir, history, how-to, fiction, and licensed entertainment titles.
According to the Association of American Publishers, overall consumer book sales declined 6.6 percent in 2022.
Lifestyle publication N Magazine, focused on Nantucket Island, has launched a new podcast: Books, Beach & Beyond.
The changes are expected to reduce abuse by authors who have been adding their book to inappropriate categories for visibility and ranking.
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