Posted on March 17, 2026 at 2:00 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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Deadline approaching to file a claim in the Anthropic settlement: Victoria Strauss reminds eligible authors that they only have a few more weeks to file a claim in this major AI copyright-violation settlement (Writer Beware).
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My concern about the Authors Guild Human Authored Certification — and their response: Jane Friedman shares not just her own thoughts about the Authors Guild program, but also what she sees as the drawbacks to any similar offering.
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The book marketing formula — why familiarity sells: Penny Sansevieri urges readers not to think of structure and formula as limitations, but as scaffolding or signposts for the right readers to find and love the right book (Author Marketing Experts).
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Amazon A+ content for authors: Sansevieri and podcast co-host Amy Cornell discuss how authors can (and why they should) make use of this particular marketing feature (Author Marketing Experts).
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News summary: Dan Holloway reports that Audible is expanding to new global markets as well as adding a cheaper standard plan, both seemingly in response to increasing competition in the audiobook market (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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