Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Anthropic has announced a settlement in the massive piracy lawsuit they were losing. Yikes – if your publisher promised to register your copyright, you might want to double check that. The Kobo-Instapaper integration is now live. Jonathan Bailey is right – AI is not democratizing […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Victoria Strauss brings us news of author complaints about Fortis Publishing. Grammarly has launched an AI-powered editor. Dual-screen ereaders have had little commercial success, but they have the interest of DIY-ers. David Lee King dives into AI policies for libraries. Sandra Wendel shares info on […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. A class action lawsuit with a potential 7 MILLION claimants has the potential to ruin the AI industry. (don’t threaten me with a good time) Jen Craven explains how she used a run of misprinted books as a marketing tool. UK publisher Boundless has declared […] The post Morning Coffee – 18 August 2025 appeared first on Nate Hoffelder.| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. A Canadian author has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against 4 AI companies. Written Word Media explains how to build a reader funnel. Facebook is being used for pirating porn. My preferred save for later service, Instapaper, just added support for PDF conversion. Dan Holloway […] The post Morning Coffee – 11 August 2025 appeared first on Nate Hoffelder.| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this morning. New Hampshire governor vetoes a book ban bill. Kobo just released a new screen reader feature in an optional update. Book Riot goes deep on anti-book ban laws. Robert Kingett is right when he points out that the real motivation behind AI-generated audiobooks is publishers not […] The post Morning Coffee – 3 August 2025 appeared first on Nate Hoffelder.| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this morning. Kobo ereaders will soon be getting Instapaper integration to replace the Pocket support it lost earlier this year. It’s sad that we should even have to say that WeTransfer won’t be training AI using the content it stores for clients. Rhode Island passed a right to […] The post Morning Coffee – 28 July 2025 appeared first on Nate Hoffelder.| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. A new report looks at the sad state of the USA library ebook market. This post may focus on the copyright of a video about lockpicking, but it is also a good refresher on what makes up a fair use argument. Victoria Strauss details the […] The post Morning Coffee – 21 July 2025 appeared first on Nate Hoffelder.| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Victoria Strauss just published an in-depth explainer on moral rights. Jonathan Bailey explores how Google has shifted from symbiote to parasite. Mailerlite now lets you sell ebooks from inside your newsletter. Tiktok’s parent company is apparently shuttering its publishing imprint. If you’re going to Readercon […] The post Morning Coffee – 7 July 2025 appeared first on Nate Hoffelder.| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Victoria Strauss explains why the bankruptcy contract in book contracts may not protect authors. Many indie publishers are noting that B&N is no longer their second largest customer after Amazon. BookTok has become mired in drama. Using pirated works to train AI has been ruled […]| Nate Hoffelder
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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
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. I’m hearing reports that the same toxic behaviors seen on Goodreads have been spotted in the book community on Facebook’s Threads platform. A new paper from researchers at Apple explores the limitations of AI for solving puzzle and problem. Google has won part of the […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this morning. Amazon has added a new accessibility feature section to KDP. After 5 centuries, it appears use of the semicolon is on the decline. The Chicago Sun Times explains how it come to publish a summer reading list consisting mostly of titles hallucinated by AI. New Jersey […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. The Chicago Sun Times published a summer reading list with 10 books on it which did not exist (an AI hallucinated them, LOL). Mozilla is shutting down the bookmarking slash read later service Pocket. Wonder what authors think about AI? Check out Bookbub’s survey. Ariane […]| Nate Hoffelder
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Morning Coffee – 18 August 2025| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this morning. Bookbub has a post which explains how they choose books for their Featured Deals. Connecticut has passed a law regulating library ebook licensing. It does not go far enough, IMO. Audible is going all in on AI narration. I just hope it sounds better than what […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Amazon just announced a new font for KDP Print. A book festival held in Baltimore last weekend has since become infamous for being a fiasco. Victoria Strauss has a couple new scams authors need to be aware of. Here’s everything you need to know about […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. The judge in the Meta AI piracy case has expressed doubt that generative AI could ever be considered fair use. The Onyx Boox Mira is a 25.3″ E-ink monitor which costs nearly $2k. Ewww – The BBC is planning to use AI to create video […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Publishers Weekly has the details on a new survey of British readers. The review site eBookFairs.com might have a positive recommendation from a well-known author, but it doesn’t appear to be working for everyone. Japanese legislators are promising to take action following news of ChatGPT […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Nathan Bransford wants to know how you are using AI. (I’m not, really – just about the only AI feature I use is autocorrect in Gmail.) French booksellers are protesting the conservative politics of Hachette’s conservative owner. What do you know about AI content detectors? […]| 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
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Readerlink is going to stop distributing mass market paperbacks to retailers like Walmart by the end of this year because sales had dropped enough that the money isn’t there any more. What I find most interesting about this story is how the most likely cause […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this morning. Bookvault is now offering boxed sets of POD books. Victoria Strauss takes us down a rabbit hole of cheap and worthless book promotion sites. Changes in the 18th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style include support for the singular they. I congratulate CMS for catching […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Amazon will soon remove the ability to download Kindle ebooks to your computer so you can transfer them to an ereader. Did you know that the practice of using symbols to censor swear words is called grawlix? Harshini Fernando explains how best seller lists work. […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Book publishers are suing the state of Idaho over its library book bans. Amazon has some tips on how authors can grow their audience using Author Follow. Written Word Media has advice on how authors can budget for their book. A new ruling from Louisiana […]| Nate Hoffelder
I was getting caught up on checking my news feeds Sunday morning when I got an email from a client about creating a QR code for them. This is actually a pretty simple thing to do, but it is also a question I get every so often, and that made me think it would be […]| Nate Hoffelder
