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10/07/2023

The comic's suit questions if AI models can function without training themselves on protected works.

18/06/2023

For those of you that know the history of William Caxton and the first printing press you will get a chuckle out of this as it is funny on a lot of levels! 😆

21/02/2023

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Well, most of them are true 😃

12/12/2022

25/11/2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/90988-amazon-big-five-e-book-price-fixing-suit-is-revived.html

Nearly two months after the case was dismissed, lawyers have amended and re-filed a potential class action suit accusing Amazon and the Big Five publishers of coordinating to eliminate competition in the e-book market.

28/05/2022

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05/05/2022

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16/04/2022

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Draft2Digital, one of the largest independent distributors of self-published books, has acquired e-book pioneer Smashwords, uniting two of the industry’s mos...

12/04/2022

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/news/soa-calls-on-amazon-to-cut-e-books-refund-window-as-petition-against-policy-passes-33000

The Society of Authors has called on Amazon to cut its e-books returns window to 48 hours, after the online retailer was criticised in an online petition signed by more than 33,000 people for offering refunds on e-books to people who have finished reading. 

30/03/2022

I'm a proud reading horse 😂
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08/02/2022

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Dear Friends of Smashwords, This letter isn't a goodbye; it's a new hello. Today we announced that Draft2Digital is acquiring Smashwords. We...

09/01/2022

https://www.facebook.com/152117128167804/posts/4830837323629071/?sfnsn=scwspmo

There are only two months to go until the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022 longlist is announced!

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19/12/2021

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15/03/2021

26/02/2021

https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-top-ten-publishing-trends-every-author-needs-to-know-in-2021/?fbclid=IwAR2mfbkE7tQ8SqPy9umR5cJdc12pU3BlLwFJW5CW2NMGomAo3gNgv8KbuEg

We've consulted experts, dug into our own data and come up with the top 10 trends in self-publishing for 2021.

01/02/2021

The pandemic will bring permanent changes to publishing practices, especially when it comes to the virtual world.

20/01/2021

https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/books/cancel-culture-authors-books-jk-rowling-b900277.html

Books pulled last minute and staff threatening to strike because they disagree with JK Rowling - Katie Law reports on how publishing went woke