Posted on October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM 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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Indie publishing news: Dan Holloway provides quick hits on Spotify's artificial intelligence expansion and audiobook initiatives, along with other industry updates (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Introducing Reach More Readers: Learn about ALLi's new marketing guide that puts authors and authentic human connection first, rather than algorithms (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Have you heard of this lawsuit?: Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware makes a guest appearance elsewhere to ensure that authors know whether they're affected by Bartz v. Anthropic and, if so, know what to do (Writer Unboxed).
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How to (and why) create an elevator pitch: Penny Sansevieri gives a framework for how to create a reader-grabbing elevator pitch, along with examples of both well-crafted ones and where you might use them beyond a conference (Author Marketing Experts).
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