How I Built a Six-Person Virtual Team Without Traditional Hiring - The Writing Biz Podcast I was worried that creating The Writing Biz podcast would take away from servicing my clients. Not anymore. It was a two-month journey of trial and error with various AI tools, but I think I’ve finall...

I’m testing Marblism to manage my inbox, socials, and more for #TheWritingBiz. It’s about working smarter. I love it! What’s the one admin task you’d love to hand off today? #WritingCommunity #AI #AuthorTools #Productivity #BookBiz #IndieAuthor #Podcast shorturl.at/HI5gD

🚨 Publishing world: Ingram just announced Covered, a global hub for publisher catalogs, DRCs, and buying tools—launching in beta in 2026. Could this change how books are discovered and ordered? 📖✨ www.theromancestudio.com/ingram-unvei...
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From the golden age of print to the digital dawn, Richard Curtis—agent, innovator, raconteur—shows how tech - and law - transformed publishing. Smart, funny, and full of insider wisdom! #BookBiz
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Author Shaun Rein's voice 'cloned with AI' to read book on 'deepfake' podcast An author who discovered “deepfake” YouTube videos of himself reading chapters of a book published in the UK by John Murray Business, part of Hachette UK, has suggested that video content is a “danger...

Writer Shaun Rein discovered a deepfake podcast using an AI-cloned version of his voice—reading chapters of his own book without consent.

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#AIinPublishing #CopyrightMatters #AuthorRights #Deepfake #BookBiz #PublishingIndustry #EthicalAI

2026 Trends And Predictions For Indie Authors And The Book Publishing Industry with Joanna Penn What does 2026 hold for indie authors and the publishing industry? I give my thoughts on trends and predictions for the year ahead.

Just read Joanna Penn’s 2026 trends & predictions for indie authors and the publishing world—insightful, practical, and full of things to watch this year. buff.ly/LNcW7de #PublishingTrends #IndieAuthors #AmWriting #WritersLife #BookBiz

Post-B&T, Vendors Jostle for the Library Market The wholesaler’s departure presents a challenge, and a boost, to its former competitors.

Post–Baker & Taylor, the library market is wide open. From new hires to tech upgrades to warehouse expansion, suppliers are racing to meet libraries where they are.

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#LibraryMarket #PublishingIndustry #Libraries #BookSupplyChain #BookBiz #PWNews

Books-A-Million’s CEO says the biggest change in book retail is who buys. Tentpole authors matter less, BookTok + romantasy + manga drive discovery & BAM is in growth mode with new stores. www.theromancestudio.com/books-a-mill... #BookBiz #Publishing #BookTok

Dragons, Sex and the Bible: What Drove the Book Business This Year

2025 book sales reveal genre fiction thrives while nonfiction and YA struggle, indie bookstores grow, and readers double down on what comforts them.

Read More ➜ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...

#PublishingTrends #BookIndustry #BookSales #Romantasy #IndieBookstores #PublishingNews #BookBiz

Lakeside Book Company Buys B&T Distribution Arm The book manufacturing giant Lakeside Book Company has acquired distributor Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, an important asset of the soon-to-be-closed library wholesaler.

Big supply-chain news in publishing: Lakeside Book Company is expanding again—this time by acquiring Baker & Taylor Publisher Services.

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#PublishingNews #BookBiz #SupplyChain #Distribution #IndiePublishers #BookIndustryUpdate #BooksMakeBooks

Waterstones would sell books written by AI, says chain's boss James Daunt says booksellers instinctively have "disdain" for AI but it could be sold if clearly labelled.

Waterstones says if readers want AI books and if they’re clearly labelled, they'll sell them.

Read the full BBC interview here ➜ www.bbc.com/news/article...

#PublishingIndustry #AIinPublishing #BookTok #Booksellers #FutureOfBooks #EthicalAI #Waterstones #BookBiz

Hollywood Needs Publishing More than Publishing Needs Hollywood 2,000 Subscribers, Comments, Questions, and Answers

Sean deLone breaks down why book success rarely comes from the screen.

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#BookBiz #PublishingIndustry #BookAdaptations #IP #EditorsOfInstagram #WritersLife #BookMarketing #BookTok #HollywoodVsPublishing #AuthorLife

Publishing Sales Recovered in September After sales slumped in July and August, business rebounded in September, according to the AAP’s StatShot report. Sales in the month increased 14.4% at 1,324 publishers, as increases in four major segm...

After a slow summer, September sales snapped back with a 14.4% jump across reporting publishers.

Read the full Publishers Weekly breakdown here 👉 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

#PublishingIndustry #BookBiz #BookSales #AAPStatShot #PublishingNews #PrintIsNotDead #PubTrends2025 #BookMarket

Licensing for AI: What Should Book Publishers & Authors Do? — Thad McIlroy - Future Of Publishing This is a 4,000+ word blog post. It can take 20 minutes to read, aka, an eternity. I apologize. I’ve been working on AI licensing issues for over a year now, and I wanted to share some of what I’ve le...

The Future of Publishing wrote about licensing deals, “AI’s original sin,” and why RAG-based systems may reshape content value.

Read More: thefutureofpublishing.com/2025/11/licensing-for-ai-what-should-book-publishers-authors-do/

#PublishingNews #BookBiz #PublishingIndustry #Bookstagram

July 2025 Publishing Industry Snapshot July 2025 publishing review: take a glance at the key industry developments that are shaping the publishing landscape in 2025

July was a turning point in publishing:

- HarperCollins moves deeper into manga
- B&N Education faces a financial storm
- AI sparks innovation & resistance
- Spotify changes audiobook economics
Details ➡ https://tinyurl.com/yc7266ns

#PublishingTrends #BookBiz #AI

Scholastic Became a Children’s Publishing Giant. Now It Needs a Turnaround. Company is restructuring and looking to YouTube to regain its footing, but it faces steep climb

Big shifts at Scholastic! The publishing giant is downsizing and re-centering around digital-first content, including a focus on YouTube and social platforms.

Read the full article here: www.wsj.com/business/med...

#PublishingNews #Scholastic #BookBiz #KidLit #BookMarketing #DigitalShift

KDP Course Review: Basic Training Course for Anyone Who Wants to Start Right KDP Course Review: Basic Training Course for Anyone Who Wants to Start Right

New to KDP? This course gives you the tools to publish smarter, scale faster, and profit with purpose. www.erikcagi.us/2024/11/kdp-... #KDPBasics #PassiveIncome #SelfPublishing #AmazonHustle #BookBiz #AuthorTools #DigitalProfits

Book lovers, remember the library? #BookBiz

Now that the Blue Migration is in full swing, I must ask:

Can someone design an #Amazon like service that only does books, the way it used to?

I mean, it’s all handled by #Ingram. Ingram could offer a consumer version of it’s ordering system.

If you build it, they will come.

#Bluesky #bookbiz

Barnes & Noble is making a comeback | CNN Business The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year. The plan marks a dramatic shift from when it closed...

BOOK BIZ: Are brick & mortar bookstores coming back ??? According to Barnes & Noble YES ... esp them! Hopefully this won't start killing off indies again ....
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