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Audible Reduces Author Royalties, Trad Sales Plummet While Indie Sales Soar

Audible Reduces Author Royalties, Trad Sales Plummet While Indie Sales Soar

by jonathan | Aug 2, 2025 | Audiobook Publishing, Author Update, Independent Publishing, Traditional Publishing

Audible’s New Royalty Model Thomas Umstattd Jr. welcomes viewers to Author Update, joined by Jonathan Shuerger. Their lead story concerns significant changes to Audible’s royalty structure. According to information from Robin Sullivan (wife of author...
Amazon, AI, and Author Strategy Shifts: What You Need to Know Now

Amazon, AI, and Author Strategy Shifts: What You Need to Know Now

by jonathan | Jun 23, 2025 | Author Update

Welcome to this week’s Author Update, where we break down what’s happening in the world of publishing, AI, and tech—so you can write better, market smarter, and keep ahead of the curve. In this episode, we covered sweeping changes at Amazon, unexpected shifts in how...
Are We in an AI Bubble? Plus Audiobook Strategy, Vellum Upgrades & Loving Your Readers

Are We in an AI Bubble? Plus Audiobook Strategy, Vellum Upgrades & Loving Your Readers

by jonathan | Jun 23, 2025 | Author Update

The tech world was shaken recently when British AI firm Builder.ai filed for bankruptcy—after it was revealed their “AI” was really 700 Indian engineers behind the curtain. It’s the Mechanical Turk all over again. In 1770, a man named Wolfgang von Kempelen built what...

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