Why Every Author Needs More Than One Reader Magnet | BookFunnel: the blog One reader magnet can't do it all. Learn the 5 types every author needs to guide readers from first discovery to loyal superfan — plus grab the free guide.

BookFunnel explains why authors need more than one lead magnet.
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Amazon is ending support for Kindle devices from 2012 and earlier - Liliputing Amazon is ending support for Kindle devices from 2012 and earlier

Amazon is ending support for Kindles more than 13 years old.
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Is ChatGPT allowed under EU copyright law to generate a 'Game of Thrones' sequel? Sadly, there won't be a ninth season of "Game of Thrones" anytime soon. However, in the US, ChatGPT has written a sequel to one of the underlying books, and a US court is hearing the case on grounds…

Jan Bernd Nordemann looks at whether (under European copyright law) generative AI can write a Game of Thrones sequel.
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Friday’s Endnotes – 04/10/26
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Weekly News: 6th April 2026 - Author Help Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.

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What Bookstores Want From Traditional Publishers—and How the Bookstore Market Has Changed | Jane Friedman Booksellers discuss how BookTok has changed the customer demographic, and how publishers can better pitch their titles for placement.

Jane Friedman shares what bookstores are looking for from publishers and authors.
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5 Years of Lessons From Running My Own Bookstore - RyanHoliday.net My wife and I were sitting at a cafe in Bastrop, Texas, looking across Main Street at an empty historic storefront. “You know what would be amazing there?” she said. “A bookstore.” We started…

Ryan Holiday shares what he has learned from 5 years of owning a bookstore.
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Why Swedish Schools Are Bringing Back Books Amid declining test scores, the country has pivoted away from screens and invested in back-to-basics school materials.

Swedish schools are bring back books
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Why can’t human editors identify AI? Lately, there’s been a spate of revelations about AI users slipping slop-assisted work past human editors. First there was Shy Girl, the horror novel pulled by its publisher once they realized it h…

James Folta asks why editors can't spot AI-generated content?
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Friday Link-O-Thon Holiday weekend link purge.

Friday Link-O-Thon
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Penguin to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT version of German children’s book Publisher alleges AI research company’s chatbot violated its copyright over Coconut the Little Dragon series

I remember years ago when we were first discussing AI-generated content at SF cons, and someone claimed AI made new and original content. No, it doesn't:
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Friday’s Endnotes – 04/03/26
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Weekly News: 30th March 2026 - Author Help Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.

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Reach out to me for editing! (This week in books) This will be the last post for about a month, as I’m getting married to my lovely partner next week and taking a bit of time off. But! I am still available for editing, and am currently booking full…

Reach out to me for editing! (This week in books)
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Does the Shy Girl Mess Mean We Give Up the Em Dash? They say the use of the em dash shows a writer is using AI to write their books. If so, we're all "Shy Girls."

Should authors respond to the rise in false accusation of using AI generated content by changing their writing style?
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Weekly News: 23rd March 2026 - Author Help Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.

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Copyright and Generative AI - 2026 Quarterly Update One Introduction Welcome to the first quarterly Copyright and Generative AI (GAI) blog post of 2026. If you’ve come across this page, you’re likely working in the copyright field in some capacity. As…

Copyright and Generative AI - 2026 Quarterly Update One
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The People Getting Falsely Accused of Using AI to Write Clean, precise prose is now a liability, and non-native English speakers and autistic writers are often paying the price.

Here's a fascinating look into false accusations of AI-generated content.
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Wikipedia bans AI-generated content in its online encyclopedia Ban includes two exceptions: AI can still be used for translations, and to make minor copy edits

Wikipedia bans AI-generated content.
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Beware the anti-A.I. stampede (This week in books) This week! Books! Let’s start with some “A.I. getting chopped down to size” news. OpenAI Is Shutting Down Sora, Its A.I. Video Generator – Cade Metz, New York Times / Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After…

Beware the anti-A.I. stampede (This week in books)
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Friday’s Endnotes – 03/27/26
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Typos Have Plagued Us for Centuries. Just Ask the Publishers Who Printed the Seventh Commandment as 'Thou Shalt Commit Adultery' in 1631 A new exhibition at Yale Library explores the history of typos across five centuries. Visitors will see corrections that were listed inside copies of works by James Joyce, Upton Sinclair and Nicolaus…

Did you hear about the exhibit at Yale about typos?
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No, you cannot register your copyright with the UK government - Author Help I recently watched a replay of a webinar about copyright for authors. The presenter said that it is getting more common for vendors to demand proof that the person uploading a book file has the…

Robin Philips brings our attention to scammers in the UK who claim to help authors "register" their copyright.
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Competitive Scrabble Is A Lexical Shitshow | Defector This piece originally appeared on Unabridged, a newsletter about words published by Stefan Fatsis. If you enjoy this story, and want to read more like it, please consider subscribing to Unabridged.…

High stakes Scrabble almost sounds like an oxymoron, but it's real.
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Disincentivizing AI slop – Gavia Libraria How is this not simple? Judges seem to have little difficulty sanctioning lawyers for slop briefs. Why can journals and departments not seem to do this?

Here's an interesting proposal to discourage the use of generative AI in academic papers. gavialib.com/2026/03/disi...

Shy Girl by Mia Ballard: Horror novel pulled by publishers over alleged AI use Author Mia Ballard denies having used AI herself when writing the horror story Shy Girl.

Hachette has dropped a book following accusations that it was created using generative AI.
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Publishers are unprepared for A.I. fiction (This week in books) This week! Books! First, a quick programming note, prompted by a personal note. I’m getting married in April, and, as you can imagine, things are a bit hectic! Posting may be a bit sporadic for the…

Publishers are unprepared for A.I. fiction (This week in books)
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Friday’s Endnotes – 03/20/26
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Weekly News: 16th March 2026 - Author Help Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.

Weekly News: 16th March 2026
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if you are struggling to concentrate long enough to read books, here a five step plan which may help.
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