Posted on January 19, 2026 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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Best of Writer Beware in 2025: Victoria Strauss highlights the major trends in her posts last year, with an observation that while people tend to think her coverage would be only scams, outright fraud was actually less than half of what she posted (Writer Beware).
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New scam alerts for authors: Anne R. Allen leads this roundup with a warning against an Amazon impersonation email that claims that books with fewer than ten reviews will be penalized — which, again, is not true at all (Anne R. Allen's Blog... with Ruth Harris).
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Three trends for 2026: Orna Ross and Joanna Penn discuss how they expect transformation, trust, and the "agentic" shift to affect indie authors this year (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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News summary: Dan Holloway has two updates on artificial intelligence's interaction with the publishing industry (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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How and why to use electronic press kits: Journalist and media professional Saida Pagán explains what electronic press kits are, so you can be sure to build one and use it to your advantage (Writer's Digest).
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