Author Update: Publishing News, Analysis, and Advice
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- Advice That Matters - Learn how to make your book irresistible to readers.
- Zeitgeist Analysis - Get insights on changing reader preferences.
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Meet Your Hosts
Thomas Umstattd Jr.
Author Media CEO
The founder of Author Media and the host of the Novel Marketing Podcast, the longest running book marketing podcast in the world. Thomas has worked in the publishing industry since 2007.
Jonathan Shuerger
A Marine Corps veteran and author with a passion for telling stories and making people laugh. He lives in Tucson, AZ, with his wife and daughters, who moonlight as domestic terrorists in their free time.
Latest Episodes
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The U.S. Copyright Office is flagging human-written books as AI, plus Spotify’s free indie audiobooks, publishers’ new AI promotion agents, the open Anthropic settlement window, and Apple’s foldable iPhone.
Amazon Caught Stealing Authors’ Ad Dollars
Amazon sued for overcharging advertisers, AI’s custom romance novels, Mr. Beast and James Patterson’s book bomb, and the anti-AI movement may have its leader.
Facebook Advertising Changes Forever… Again
Meta killed the setting that kept ads off Audience Network. Amazon hiked Kindle prices $40 overnight. 63% of religious books may be AI-written.