Posted on December 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business and marketing advice and news to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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How to protect yourself: Penny Sansevieri and Amy Cornell discuss how to spot a scammer or simply an inexperienced company so that you don't hand over your hard-earned money and creative content to the wrong person (Author Marketing Experts).
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When royalty language in publishing contracts isn't what it seems: Victoria Strauss provides a primer on what's standard in a contract and then moves on to the red flags seen in some contracts readers have shared (Writer Beware).
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Building a business ecosystem around nonfiction books: Joanna Penn interviews author, podcaster, speaker, coach, and training-company founder Michael Bungay Stanier about the multiple revenue streams that your nonfiction can fuel (The Creative Penn).
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Report says half of writers support AI licensing deals: Dan Holloway unpacks the results of a survey of 13,500 writers asking for their opinions and worries about AI licensing deals (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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AI skepticism and audiobook growth: Holloway also covers questions about a new AI self-publishing service, OpenAI's legal troubles, and new information on the true size of the audiobook market (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Truly universal book links: BookFunnel breaks down all the features of its newly launched universal book links for authors (BookFunnel blog).
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