Today we are catching up on quite a bit of publishing news, including the new Amazon upload limits and book category changes. I’m also sharing what I think is the most important thing to do while marketing your book. 

• These 183,000 Books Are Fueling the Biggest Fight in Publishing and Tech - The Atlantic
• Spotify will use AI to Replicate and Translate Podcasts
• ‘Harry Potter’ UK Audiobooks Narrator Stephen Fry Warns That AI Ripoff Of His Voice Is Only The Beginning – Deadline
• Hatch Press takes flight with Bonnier Books UK - Bonnier Books
• The Fanfic-to-Romance Pipeline Goes Mainstream in Publishing
• Ed Dept. Hires Book Ban Czar to Monitor Escalating Challenges Over Content
• What the Writers Won - The American Prospect
• Free Style Sheet Templates
• Free Writing Tips

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