Posted on June 4, 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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What platform actually means for authors: Agent Kim Perel encourages authors to think of building their platform more as creating a place where their book can land naturally (Writer's Digest).
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How to spot fake book marketing offers: It bears repeating that scams are growing more and more sophisticated; Penny Sansevieri provides a list of common red flags for authors to check against unsolicited and exciting cold-calls (Author Marketing Experts).
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New developments from ElevenLabs: Dan Holloway notes that ElevenLabs, the AI-generated voice company, has added 200,000 human-narrated audiobook titles ... and some of these books could be switched from human-narrated to AI-voiced (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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