AI transparency is getting more complicated for authors as new European regulations begin affecting Claude users worldwide, a new study challenges assumptions about AI-generated writing, and a record number of Pulitzer winners and finalists disclose AI use. Plus, Publishers Weekly shares fresh publishing industry data, a first-time self-published memoirist sells more than 1,000 copies in five months, Instagram rolls out a new book-focused feature, and YouTube announces much tougher monetization requirements coming in 2027. All that and more in the Self-Publishing News for August 13, 2026.

• Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)
• Publishers Weekly: Publishing Sales Hit $33.4 Billion in 2025 - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/101020-estimated-industry-sales-hit-32-5-billion-in-2025.html
• European Commission: Guidelines on transparency obligations for providers and deployers of certain AI systems - https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/guidelines-ai-transparency-obligations
• Claude Support: How Claude marks AI-generated content - https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16266773-how-claude-marks-ai-generated-content
• Text AI watermarks will always be trivial to remove - https://www.seangoedecke.com/text-ai-watermarks/
• The Bottom Line - https://janefriedman.com/subscribe-paid-newsletter/
• BBC: AI stories preferred to human-written ones - study - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kmpd6lr80o
• Nieman Lab: A record-breaking eight Pulitzer awardees disclosed AI use this year - https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/a-record-breaking-eight-pulitzer-awardees-disclosed-ai-use-this-year
• The Independent: Instagram's new book feature totally misses the point of reading - https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/features/instagram-book-fiction-b3028780.html
• Jane Friedman: How I Sold 1,000 Copies of My Self-Published Memoir in Five Months - https://janefriedman.com/how-i-sold-1000-copies-of-my-self-published-memoir-in-five-months/
• YouTube Blog: New opportunities to earn and changes to the YouTube Partner Program - https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-partner-program-updates-2027-new-opportunities-earn/
• Draft2Digital: YouTube for Authors (LIVE) - https://www.youtube.com/live/T71o5yHGKhY?si=QNHRmImFR58rUgRV
• YouTube for Authors by Dale L. Roberts - https://DaleLinks.com/YouTubeBook

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• Kindlepreneur: Writer's Conferences: Where and How to Get the Most out of Them - https://kindlepreneur.com/writers-conferences/
• The Indy Author Podcast: Laying the Groundwork for Book Rights Deals with Jane Friedman - #348 - https://youtu.be/1n1LCFvgDZA?si=u15aJRpqK-A7MlTi
• Booklinker: Ask Us Anything: Live Book Marketing Advice from Two Experienced Marketers - https://www.thebookmarketinglab.com/Ask-Us-Anything-Book-Marketing
• Gemsy - https://DaleLinks.com/Gemsy (affiliate link)
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Barnes & Noble is tightening how stores handle local author events, and showing up with a book may no longer be enough. We also cover free local publicity, platform updates from Apple Books, Lulu, and Voices by INAudio, and ProWritingAid's new ProWritingMethod. All that and more in the Self-Publishing News for August 6, 2026.

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• Jane Friedman's The Bottom Line (subscription required) - https://janefriedman.com/subscribe-paid-newsletter/
  • Referenced newsletter: August 5, 2026
  • Reddit: No more author events? - https://www.reddit.com/r/Barnesandnoble/comments/1uvyzj5/no_more_author_events/
  • Sell Your Book at B&N - https://dalelinks.com/bnbookstore
• Jane Friedman: Why You Should Focus on Local Book Publicity First - https://janefriedman.com/why-you-should-focus-on-local-book-publicity-first/
• Apple Books for Authors - https://authors.apple.com
• Lulu Membership Agreement and Terms of Use - https://www.lulu.com/terms-and-conditions
• Voices by INAudio - https://www.voicesbyinaudio.com/
• ProWritingAid's ProWritingMethod - https://DaleLinks.com/ProWritingMethod (affiliate link)

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• Tertulia for Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/Tertulia (affiliate link)
  • Tertulia's post in Wide for the Win - https://wideforthewin.com/campus/space/tertuliaforauthors/post/tertulia-updates-new-features
• Novel Report - https://DaleLinks.com/NovelReport (affiliate link) - take $20 off through this link
  • No codes needed, but for more details: https://DaleLinks.com/GetNovelReport ($20 off does NOT apply through this link)
• Booklinker - https://booklinker.com/
• The Authors Guild: Agent Talks: How Digital Platforms Reshape Book Launches - https://authorsguild.org/event/agent-talks-how-digital-platforms-reshape-book-launches/

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- Dale L. Roberts

Substack rolled out a new AI detection tool, and the backlash from writers has been swift. I also cover a proposed Copyright Office fee increase, IngramSpark's new path into Turkey, what librarians actually want from indie books, and a major Anthropic settlement update. Plus, I've got a rapid-fire roundup with author resources, audiobook opportunities, and a couple of last-call promos. As per usual, all relevant links are in the show notes.

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• The Substack Post: Against Claudefishing - https://post.substack.com/p/against-claudefishing?mc_cid=22d3ab64d9&mc_eid=433332c881
• US Copyright Office: Proposed Schedule and Analysis of Copyright Fees to Go Into Effect in Fall 2026 - https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/feestudy2026/proposed-fee-schedule.pdf
• IngramSpark: General Turkish Book Marketing Information - https://marketing.ingramcontent.com/mrkng/2026/797-27073/797-27073GCTurkeyMarketFAQ.pdf
  • IngramSpark - https://IngramSpark.com
• Jane Friedman's The Bottom Line - https://janefriedman.com/subscribe-paid-newsletter/ (subscription required)
• Writer Beware: Anthropic Settlement Update: Final Settlement Approved - https://writerbeware.blog/2026/07/23/anthropic-settlement-update-final-settlement-approved/

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• Future Fiction Academy: AI & Authorship Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctsA4vT3E3dj0FZ3_4R2KzEeWsf-ziqonzbFkwR7RZyzPCDw/viewform
• The Indy Author Podcast - https://youtu.be/P7wdCYA2VCo?si=mdg-P1btfkwwdpWs
• Twin Flames Studios: How to Fully Leverage Your Audiobook - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AYzV78kfTRayVweXp7TXEQ#/registration
• Spoken: What Listeners Want: The Edison Results Roundtable (replay) - https://www.spoken.press/spokenroundtable
• Gemsy - https://DaleLinks.com/Gemsy (affiliate link). Use code DALESUMMER50 for 50% off till August 20, 2026.
• The Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale - https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos

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A major traditional publisher is making a surprising move toward indie authors. We also cover a KDP payment change, new details about Audible's royalty model, and fresh opportunities for book promotion and AI discoverability. Plus, the Rapid-Fire Newsflash features author resources, timely discounts, and more publishing updates.

• Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)
• KDP Community: EUR Check Payments Changing in August 2026 - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/EUR-Check-Payments-Changing-in-August-2026?language=en_US
• ACX: Suggested Price - https://help.acx.com/s/article/suggested-price
• PublishDrive - https://DaleLinks.com/PublishDrive (affiliate link)
• Draft2Digital: The Draft2Digital Promotions Team - https://draft2digital.com/blog/the-draft2digital-promotions-team/
• Publishers Weekly: Pocket Books Relaunched as Home for Self-Published Authors - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100756-pocket-books-relaunched-as-home-for-self-published-authors.html
• ALLi: How to Make Your Books Discoverable by AI, with Orna Ross and Rob Prime - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-how-to-make-your-books-discoverable-by-ai/
  • ALLi's Community Hub: SelfPubConnect - https://selfpubconnect.mn.co/
  • The Alliance of Independent Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/ALLi (affiliate link)

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• IngramSpark: A Definitive List of Writing Contests and Book Awards for 2026-2027 - https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/2025-book-awards-contests-for-indie-authors
• Authors Guild: Do Authors Need an LLC or S-Corporation? - https://authorsguild.org/resource/do-authors-need-an-llc-or-s-corporation/
• Gemsy (the book review exchange platform) - https://DaleLinks.com/Gemsy (affiliate link)
  • Use DALESUMMER50 for 50% off the annual plan (good till August 20, 2026)
• The Indy Author Podcast: Book Marketing on a Budget with Kevin Hall - Ep. 345 - https://youtu.be/tb7U7_15jzk?si=oBYwzp3hgpqw3WAG
• The Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale - https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos
• The Self-Publishing with Dale Series (on Smashwords) - https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/113712

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- Dale L. Roberts

Spoken commissioned Edison Research at SSRS to compare how fiction audiobook listeners responded to AI and human narration. The results raise some major questions about what listeners value and where audiobook production may be heading. Kindlepreneur also uncovered a growing issue with Amazon categories, while Miblart, GetCovers, Book Brush, ProWritingAid, and more shared new tools and opportunities for authors.

• Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)
• Spoken - https://Spoken.press
  • Edison Research at SSRS - https://www.spoken.press/edisonsurvey
  • Variety: Surprise: Many People Prefer AI Audiobooks, New Study Finds - https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/spoken-ai-audiobooks-preferencenew-edison-research-study-1236810295/
  • What Audiobook Listeners Want Now: A Spoken Roundtable - https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/spoken-ai-audiobooks-preferencenew-edison-research-study-1236810295/
• Kindlepreneur - https://kindlepreneur.com
  • Publisher Rocket - https://DaleLinks.com/Rocket (affiliate link)
  • Novel Report - https://DaleLinks.com/NovelReport (affiliate link)
• Miblart - https://DaleLinks.com/Miblart (affiliate link)
  • Use coupon code DALE10 to get 10% off your next order
  • Miblart: Book Cover Design 101 (guide) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mwZP1pIiuECd2SzkHoD6_qvtnUQypyp9/view
• GetCovers - https://DaleLinks.com/GetCovers (affiliate link)
  • Use CHEERS20 for 20% off till July 17, 2026
  • GetCovers: Does Your Book Cover Perform at Its Best? - https://getcovers.com/cover-performance-quiz/

Rapid-Fire Newsflash

• ProWritingAid: Character Analysis - https://prowritingaid.com/features/character-analysis?afid=6615
• The Indy Author Podcast: Chart Your Course Consulting - https://www.theindyauthor.com/chart-your-course
• Book Brush: BookMARCon 2026 - https://bookbrush.com/bookmarcon/
• Book Brush - https://BookBrush.com
• Inside Scoop Live: EMAIL MARKETING FOR AUTHORS by Dale L. Roberts - https://youtu.be/gxVwwmf14ic?si=9Q1FnvPy9wUdQAsc
• Bradley Charbonneau | Repossible: I Asked a YouTube Expert What's Working in 2026 (TTS7E28) with @DaleLRoberts - https://youtu.be/Q-3pntcDaxs?si=CDYZJOlI3E2xk_h5
• Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale - https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos
• Self-Publishing with Dale series (Smashwords) - https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/113712

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KDP expanded the 70% ebook royalty pricing range, giving authors more room above the old $9.99 limit. Kindlepreneur updated two solid refreshers on KDP keywords and categories, Authors Guild shared another scam warning, Laterpress upgraded its Assistant feature, Voices by INAudio shared audiobook marketing tips, and Miblart is celebrating 10 years with a limited-time discount.

• Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)

• KDP Community: The 70% eBook Royalty Option price band has expanded to $2.99–$12.99 - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/The-70-eBook-Royalty-Option-price-band-has-expanded-to-2-99-12-99?language=en_US&forum=KDP%20Forum
• Kindlepreneur: How to Fill in Your 7 KDP Keyword Boxes (My Secret Tactic) - https://kindlepreneur.com/7-kindle-keywords/
• Kindlepreneur: How to Find Amazon Book Categories Most Authors Miss - https://kindlepreneur.com/how-to-choose-the-best-kindle-ebook-kdp-category/
• The Authors Guild: Publishing Scam Alerts - https://authorsguild.org/resource/publishing-scam-alerts/
• Laterpress: Collaborative Writing with the Enhanced Laterpress Assistant - https://www.youtube.com/live/K5LyKUtU850?si=XGRsF-697QiqJQM5
• Voices by INAudio: Audiobook marketing tips you haven't already heard a million times - https://voicesbyinaudio-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/audiobook-marketing-tips-you-haven-t-already-heard-a-million-times
• Miblart: Miblart Is Turning 10! - https://miblart.com/mibl-anniversary/?ref=daleroberts5 (affiliate link)
  • Use coupon code MIBLBDAY20 for 20% off. Offer good through July 13.

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• Booklinker: Getting More from StoryOrigin: Tips from Its Creator - https://www.thebookmarketinglab.com/StoryOrigin_Webinar
• The Authors Guild: Narrating Your Own Audiobook - https://authorsguild.org/event/narrating-your-own-audiobook/
• Bryan Cohen presents: Booked for Life (Kickstarter) - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bestpageforward/booked-for-life
• Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale - https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/1
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- Dale L. Roberts

Fake IngramSpark websites are targeting authors, and one case hit close to home in my own Discord community. IngramSpark also shared updates on AI, metadata, schools, libraries, and publishing fraud. We'll also cover the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale, Kindlepreneur's latest keyword advice, new indie author survey data from Written Word Media, and so much more.

• Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)
• IngramSpark: Why Children's Book Authors Need More Than Just a Great Story to Reach Schools & Libraries - https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/why-childrens-book-authors-need-more-than-just-a-great-story-to-reach-schools-and-libraries
• IngramSpark's AI Strategy: What It Means for Authors and Publishers - https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/ingramsparks-ai-strategy-what-it-means-for-authors-and-publishers
• IngramSpark: Publishing Fraud Alert - https://www.ingramspark.com/fraudalert
• Writer Beware: The First Clue to an Email Scam May Be the Address - https://writerbeware.blog/2026/06/30/the-first-clue-to-an-email-scam-may-be-the-address
• Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale - https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos
• Self-Publishing with Dale series on Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/113712
• Keywords for Books by Dale L. Roberts - https://DaleLinks.com/KeywordsBook
• Marketing and Promotion for Authors by Dale L. Roberts - https://DaleLinks.com/PromoBook
• Reviews for Books by Dale L. Roberts - https://DaleLinks.com/ReviewsBook
• Kindlepreneur: How to Find Keywords That Sell Books: Broad vs Niche Keywords - https://kindlepreneur.com/broad-vs-niche-keywords/
• Written Word Media: What 600 Indie Authors Just Told Us About 2026 (Mid-Year Survey) - https://youtu.be/-twI11KNYWI?si=GF1ynSrMWPuGmm33
• CraveBooks - https://DaleLinks.com/CraveBooks (affiliate link)

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• Spotify for Authors: - https://authors.spotify.com/
• Hidden Gems Books: Turn Your Book Into a Trophy with a Special Edition - https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/turn-book-into-trophy-with-special-edition/
• Miblart: How to Choose the Right Cover Design Style for Your Genre - https://miblart.com/blog/how-to-choose-cover-design-style/
• Spoken - https://Spoken.press

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- Dale L. Roberts

AI tools are showing up across more self-publishing platforms, and authors need to know what is changing. In this Self-Publishing News update, we cover new AI tools from IngramSpark, Laterpress, and Spoken, along with audiobook updates from Audible and Voices by INAudio. We also look at Bookvault pricing changes, author events, and a quick mid-year survey from Written Word Media.

• Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)
• ACX: Audible's New Royalty Model - https://help.acx.com/s/article/audible-s-new-royalty-model
• IngramSpark Assist FAQs (Metadata Assistant) - https://help.ingramspark.com/hc/en-us/articles/41627826665997-IngramSpark-Assist-FAQs-Metadata-Assistant
• Bookvault - https://bookvault.app
  • Use BVDALE to waive three upload fees
• Bookvault: Quote Tool - https://quote.bookvault.app/
• Laterpress - https://Laterpress.com
• Voices by INAudio - https://www.voicesbyinaudio.com/
• Spoken: Spoken Studio V2 — Magic Mode & Turnkey Full-Cast Audiobook Creation - https://www.spoken.press/the-spoken-chronicle/spoken-studio-v2-magic-mode-amp-turnkey-full-cast-audiobook-creation

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• Apple Books for Authors - https://authors.apple.com
• AppSumo: DepositPhotos Deal - https://DaleLinks.com/DepositPhotos (affiliate link)
• Cooling Tiger Media Podcast w/ W.A. Blinko - https://open.spotify.com/show/4HNUrH8YLI8VpMiof0c4zY?si=0c4dffce16e34f6e&nd=1&dlsi=ac35936844ea4d3d
  • Contact Wayne at [email protected]
• Self-Publishing Made Simple w/ April Cox: The 5 Biggest Mistakes First-Time Authors Make (And How to Avoid Them) - https://selfpubmadesimple.com/why-authors-dont-publish
• Twin Flames Studios: Pitching Your Book for Film & TV - https://twinflamesstudios.com/pitching-book-film-tv?partnerid=r1249 (affiliate link)
• Written Word Media Podcast: How Authors Are Winning On YouTube Right Now - https://youtu.be/qJu6uK-Dy2A?si=mKsbjapgX9y0KJfe
• Written Word Media Mid-Year Survey - https://writtenwordmedia.typeform.com/to/CCvrkXxE

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Audible is rolling out a new ACX royalty model, and indie authors need to understand what's changing. We'll cover the new audiobook royalty rates, concerns around pooled payouts, Spotify for Authors distribution terms, IngramSpark metadata research, AI audiobook tools, and author scams. Stay informed before you make your next publishing move.

• Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)
• Audible's New Royalty Model Screws Authors - https://open.substack.com/pub/selfpub/p/audiblegate2?r=1nx44v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
• ACX: Audible's New Royalty Model - https://help.acx.com/s/article/audible-s-new-royalty-model
• Spotify for Authors Opt-In Audiobook Distribution Terms - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/spotify-for-authors-opt-in-distribution-terms/
• IngramSpark: Study Finds Improved Metadata Could Boost Sales by Up to 9%* - https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/study-finds-improved-metadata-could-boost-sales-by-up-to-9-percent

Rapid-Fire Newsflash

• Apple Books for Authors - https://authors.apple.com
• Spoken - https://spoken.press
• Spoken: Become a Producer - https://www.spoken.press/producers
• GeniusLink - https://DaleLinks.com/Genius (affiliate link)
• StoryVox (beta) - https://storyvox.app/
• D2D's Self-Publishing Insiders: Scammers are Coming for You! - https://www.youtube.com/live/2EPOnKdNNDY?si=VLm5hPmpPA1httTl
• This Scam Could Cost Authors Real Money - https://youtu.be/pEbnC9PRGgw?si=RUNcHKkoekTMvgf-
• Electric Lit: Author AI Scams Bingo - https://electricliterature.com/author-ai-scams-bingo/

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- Dale L. Roberts

The FTC just hit Publishing.com and the Mikkelsen Twins with a $1.5 million settlement, and that is only part of this week's self-publishing news. I also cover impersonation scammers targeting authors, Spotify expanding deeper into audiobooks and print discovery with Bookshop.org, a helpful new KDP Select calculator from Kindlepreneur, and more rapid-fire updates authors need to know. If you care about self-publishing news, author scams, audiobook growth, and the latest publishing industry shifts, this one is worth your attention.

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• Publishing.com to Pay $1.5 Million for Misleading Consumers about How Much Income They Could Earn Using the Company's Products and Services - https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/04/publishingcom-pay-15-million-misleading-consumers-about-how-much-income-they-could-earn-using
• Kindlepreneur: KENP Calculator: Know What a Kindle Unlimited Reader Is Actually Worth - https://kindlepreneur.com/kenp-calculator/?aff=18
• Spotify Expands Audiobook Features, and Printed Book Sales Go Live in the US and UK - https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-04-15/audiobook-charts-recaps-page-match-bookshop-update/
• Spoken: What Did the "Your Story" Winner Webinar Reveal? - https://www.spoken.press/the-spoken-chronicle/your-story-grand-prize

Rapid-Fire Newsflash

• ProWritingAid: Plot Analysis - https://prowritingaid.com/features/plot-analysis?afid=6615
• Book Brush: Launch Smarter: Build Your Newsletter, Website, and ARC Team Before Your Book Hits - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/gr1FVJtBSzOwv4qYost18Q#/registration
• Twin Flames Studios: Great Books Aren't Written—They're Edited - https://twinflamesstudios.com/book-editing-authors/
• The Self-Publishing with ALLi Podcast: Marketing Your Books Using Video, with Dale L. Roberts and Matty Dalrymple - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-marketing-your-books-using-video/
• Indie Author Magazine: Email Marketing That Turns Readers Into Fans (and Buyers) - https://webinars.indieauthortraining.com/replays/

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