Posted on April 30, 2026 at 2:22 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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Audible's new royalty model: The ACX legacy royalty model will be discontinued by the end of this year; here's what Amazon thinks you should know about the new program, along with an earlier-in-the-year take from the Kindlepreneur.
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Why book sales figures are so hard to interpret: There is no one organization that collects all book sales data, so here's a quick look at who collects what sales data and from where, so you can better put any book sale stat in its proper context (Jane Friedman).
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Podcast pitching for authors: Penny Sansevieri says that if you lead your podcast pitch with a reference to your book, you’re already sunk — here’s what you should focus on in that introduction, instead of the book, and why this is key (Author Marketing Experts).
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The things publishers don't tell you: Author Matthew Betley shares five tough-but-true lessons he's gained from his time in traditional publishing (Writer's Digest).
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Anthropic settlement update: Dan Holloway provides a summary of what we know currently about authors' class-action suit over copyright violations by the artificial intelligence company (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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