Nonprofit We Need Diverse Books will host the first "We Need Diverse Books Day" April 3 to encourage inclusive books in classrooms and bookshelves.| USA TODAY
Spotify has launched a program to publish audiobooks from independent authors, focusing on a few genres to start.| TechCrunch
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Universal and Disney are suing Midjourney for copyright infringement. I am surprised it took them this long – it was obvious over 3 years ago that the tool infringed on copyrights. Here’s some great advice on how indie authors can market their books on a […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. BookCon, the consumer-facing side of Book Expo America, is returning after a 6 year hiatus. Researchers at the University of St Andrews have developed a test identify which older book covers use arsenic in the green ink. Spotify reported audiobook listening up over the past […]| Nate Hoffelder
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Morning Coffee – 18 August 2025| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Rakuten launched Kobo plus in Singapore and Malaysia. Michelle Cutler explains how if you don’t define/brand yourself online, others will do it for you. Amazon just added an AI plagiarized music feature to its Alexa speakers. It’s from a company which is already being sued […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. April 3rd will be the first annual We Need Diverse Books Day. It turns out that AI is just as bad at being a search engine as it is at, well, every non-specialized function? The vanity press scammers calling themselves Author Solutions have been sold […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Blogging is a great way for authors to find readers. Victoria Strauss dives deep on ghostwriting scams. Did you know Saturday, April 26th is Indie Bookstore Day? Jonathan Bailey explains how the DMCA protects you.| Nate Hoffelder
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.| Columbia Journalism Review