More stories roll out about the Goodreads review bombing fiasco. Spotify draws more criticism over new streaming audiobook service for premium members. Amazon Ads updated to features including Sponsored Brand Ads and Video Ads. And, there's a ton more of information and details to start out our new year!

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Sources:

• Amazon Advertising - https://advertising.amazon.com
• New York Times vs Microsoft & OpenAI - https://nytco-assets.nytimes.com/2023/12/NYT_Complaint_Dec2023.pdf
• Streetlib's Promos - https://r.send.streetlib.com/mk/mr/sh/7nVTPdZCTJDXP4ZFwEKPDuIkXZmlANG/h1jmTC46pY7b
• American authors join forces amidst concerns about audiobook royalties on Spotify - https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/american-authors-join-forces-amidst-concerns-about-audiobook-royalties-on-spotify
• IngramSpark: Better Marketing with Ingram ID - https://www.ingramspark.com/ingramid_nextbookpromo
• ‘It’s totally unhinged’: is the book world turning against Goodreads? - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/18/goodreads-review-bombing
• Scandal Rocks Publishing as Debut Author Is Linked To Fake Goodreads Accounts That Review Bombed Peers - https://www.themarysue.com/cait-corrain-goodreads-controversy-explained/
• PublishDrive’s 2023 Year in Review - https://publishdrive.com/publishdrive-2023-year-in-review.html
• Draft2Digital’s 2023 Year in Review - https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/draft2digitals-2023-year-in-review/
• Draft2Digital 2024 Publishing Predictions (panel) - https://www.youtube.com/live/VEuPpdkWNII?si=x3gBct-oCQk3zAOr
• The Hot Sheet's December 2023 Bestseller Lists - https://hotsheetpub.com/2024/01/december-2023-bestseller-lists
• StoryOrigin - https://DaleLinks.com/StoryOrigin (affiliate link)
• Book Genie: See you in Westwood...Virtually! - https://school.book-genie.com/p/see-you-in-westwoodvirtually
• Writing Productivity in 2024: From Resolution to Habit - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-productivity-in-2024-from-resolution-to-habit-tickets-776972474587
• Book Brush - https://bookbrush.com
• Platinum Academy: Level Up with Direct Sales with Damon Courtney & Mel Jolly - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtcO6ppzopGNDDASXZIZrJxjlpQuoO-KEz#/registration
• Increasing Your Findability Through Genre Category Selection - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-genre-category-selection/
• Reader Views: “How to Write a Book in 48 Hours” by Dale L. Roberts (review) - https://readerviewsarchives.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/how-to-write-a-book-in-48-hours-roberts/
• How to Write a Book in 48 Hours - https://DaleLinks.com/48HoursBook 

Credit:

• Laterpress - https://laterpress.com
• Scribando - https://www.scribando.com/
• The Hot Sheet - https://hotsheetpub.com/ 

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