Top tips for authors: September 6, 2024

Posted on September 6, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice and business news to offer. Here are the ones that...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Apple, Artificial intelligence (AI), Marketing / promotion, The business of writing, Writing advice

A week's worth of AI-in-publishing news

Posted on February 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There's just so much to report on when it comes to artificial intelligence and chatbots entering the creative world. And...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Apple, Artificial intelligence (AI), Audiobook, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Science fiction, The New York Times

Apple adds AI narration option for select books

Posted on January 5, 2023 at 3:56 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Apple has quietly added a potentially huge feature for authors: artificial intelligence narration. The Verge credits the Guardian with breaking...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Apple, Artificial intelligence (AI), Audiobook

Updates from the Simon & Schuster-PRH trial and more

Posted on August 10, 2022 at 10:38 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Alliance of Independent Authors has a lot of news that will likely make your eyes roll in its weekly...

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Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Apple, Contests, Lawsuit, Publishing

Romance authors, check your Apple Books listings

Posted on November 8, 2021 at 9:19 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Digital Reader’s Nate Hoffelder has a warning for romance authors who sell wide: check on your Apple Books listings....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Apple, Romance, The Digital Reader

Without borders: Why you need to sell global

Posted on January 12, 2021 at 12:57 PM by Jeffrey Bruner

Amazon is such a dominant force in U.S. e-commerce (and e-books) that it’s easy for American authors to assume it’s...

Categories: Library Updates

Tagged As: Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble / Nook, Kobo, Marketing / promotion

Apple is retiring iBooks Author app

Posted on June 12, 2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Apple has announced that it’s ending its iBooks Author program. In an email to users, it said the app will...

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Tagged As: Apple, The Digital Reader

Apple's new publishing portal doesn't require authors to have a Mac

Posted on May 12, 2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In case you missed the news last Friday, Apple’s new portal allows you to upload epub books and sell them...

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Tagged As: Apple, David Gaughran, Publishing, The Digital Reader

Apple adds marketing toolbox for its affiliates

Posted on December 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Apple affiliates have some new marketing tools to play with. The Digital Reader reports that its new toolbox, announced via...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, The Digital Reader, Apple

Mac users can publish directly to Apple Books

Posted on November 19, 2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Offering your work through Apple Books seems like it just became easier, if you’re already a Mac user. Apple recently...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Apple, Technology, The Digital Reader