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4 years after ChatGPT entered the conversation, AI has moved from industry to everyday tool, helping with everything from metadata and proofreading.

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Publishing’s AI Reckoning
The industry is learning to live with the disruptive technology, for better and for worse.
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September 25, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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404 Media reporters follow up on their investigation into Amazon’s book-destruction practices. What happens to books that don’t sell? What happens when the physical book becomes data?

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Podcast: We Spoke to an Amazon Worker Destroying Books for AI
A follow up to the Amazon destroying books for AI story, why a bunch of names keep appearing in AI-generated papers, and ICE's latest spending spree.
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September 24, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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What if your ebook could talk back?

Google has launched Expert Intelligence (EI), a new AI feature for ebooks purchased through Google Play Books.

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Google Launches AI Tool to Add Interactivity to E-books
Expert Intelligence lets readers query e-books bought from the Google Play store, along with other features, and includes more than 100,000 titles, mostly trade nonfiction, from such publishers as Pen...
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September 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Through Imagination Library, launched in 1995, more than 330 million books have been placed in the hands of children. By September, that number is expected to surpass 336 million.

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Dolly Parton's contributions to literacy will outlive the star, just like she planned
Dolly Parton spent decades gifting books to millions of children. Following her death at 80, the Dollywood Foundation plans to carry her mission with Imagination Library forward.
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September 21, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Books-A-Million reported strong momentum heading into fiscal 2027, with transactions up. Media adaptations, live events, and screen-free experiences are also helping books find readers.

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Books-A-Million Continues to Ride Fiction Wave
The country’s second largest bookstore chain is having a good year driven by fiction, manga, and graphic novel sales, according to CEO Terry Finley, who is planning chain-wide events for upcoming titl...
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September 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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A new study highlighted by Inc. suggests that how we read may affect how our brains process and remember what we read.

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Your Brain Prefers to Read on Paper Rather Than on Screens, a New Study Says
A clever new brain imaging study shows our brains have to work harder when we choose e-devices over dead trees.
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September 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Libro announced it’s moving into e-books, beginning with a beta program for its 5,000+ independent bookstore partners this fall. Consumer access is expected in 2027.

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Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.
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September 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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AI companies are reportedly bulk-buying physical books to scan for training data. When a book becomes training data, what happens to the book itself?

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AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain
AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.
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August 31, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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Authors, agents, and publishers should work together on industry-wide best practices to navigate questions around authorship, copyright, and transparency.

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Brian Murray Addresses AI Authorship Issues
Following recent canceled deals for books allegedly written with the help of AI, the HarperCollins CEO said that publishers, agents, and authors need to agree to a set of best practices—which, he ac...
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August 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Revisions to the AALA Canon of Ethics allow agents to earn income through referrals & paid services including editorial & marketing. Where does representation end and paid services begin?

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Agent Business Models May Be Shifting: What I Fear Will Happen | Jane Friedman
When the new AALA Canon of Ethics goes into effect, authors must be more diligent and sharp in evaluating who they partner with.
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August 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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We were named #18 on FeedSpot’s 40 Best Book Marketing Blogs to Follow in 2026. It's an honor to be on the list with blogs and associations that we've been featured on.

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40 Best Book Marketing Blogs to Follow in 2026
FeedSpot brings you the best list of Book Marketing blogs, ranked by relevance, online following, and freshness to keep you connected with the latest voices
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August 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Audible launched Audible for Business, giving companies a way to distribute audiobooks at scale. Could bulk audio become the next big channel for book discovery?

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Audible for Business Brings Bulk Audiobooks to Workplaces and Beyond | About Audible
Audible for Business gives organizations, authors and publishers a simple way to distribute audiobooks in bulk, with over one million titles for learning, engagement, gifting and events.
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August 25, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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ThriftBooks launched LibraryAdvantage, a program made to help libraries order things from new releases to hard-to-find & out-of-print titles. Is this the next evolution of library distro?

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ThriftBooks Launches LibraryAdvantage Program
In response to the closing of Baker & Taylor, the new and used book vendor is entering the library services space with a new program for ordering everything from new releases to out-of-print editions.
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August 24, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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The Porter Square Review of Books is launching with weekly-ish, ~500-word reviews that spotlight smaller presses, debuts, & overlooked gems. What happens when the bookstore is the reviewer?

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Book reviews are an endangered species. So this independent bookstore decided to start publishing its own.
“We’re not just going to complain about it!”
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August 21, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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A What Kids Are Reading report analyzed reading quizzes. For boys 8/10 most-read books were Diary of a Wimpy Kid titles. Girls showed a broader mix of authors and genres.

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Teenage boys in UK ‘stuck’ reading primary-level books while girls’ tastes expand
Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series accounts for eight of the 10 most read books by 11- to 14-year-old boys, while girls the same age enjoy a wider range of authors and genres
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August 20, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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New in Kindle Unlimited is an email featuring handpicked titles with the goal of driving page reads, visibility, and new readers.

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Introducing: New in Kindle Unlimited
Use New in Kindle Unlimited to put your newly-enrolled KU title in front of hundreds of thousands of BookBub power readers.
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August 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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The cancellation of Call Me, I'll Hide the Body has raised difficult questions about AI, authorship, trust, and how the industry verifies originality.

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After the Cancellation of ‘Call Me, I'll Hide the Body,’ What Comes Next?
Nigerian author Jerry Falade’s crime novel was nixed over suspicions it was written with AI, after fetching seven figures in a competitive auction. Falade told PW he can prove he is the book’s author.
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August 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Spotify's audiobook listening hours grew 60% year over year, while its Premium audiobook catalog expanded from 150,000 titles to more than 700,000 in just two years, across 22 markets.

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Spotify’s 2026 Investor Day Recap: Raising Ambition for the Next Era of Media — Spotify
Today, Spotify hosted our third Investor Day in New York City, offering the financial community a deeper look at our business, product strategy, and long-term vision during a year that also marks our ...
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June 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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New data from the American Booksellers Association shows indie bookstores're growing at their fastest pace this century, with membership reaching its highest level since the late 1990s. Read more: apnews.com/article/inde...

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Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they're dying out
Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, often hears people express sympathy for her role, assuming bookstores are disappearing.
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June 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Relatability, emotional reactions, and algorithm-driven discovery are reshaping literary conversations—and that might mean interesting things for authors, publishers, and readers.

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Common Readers | The Point Magazine
I’ve passed enough “As Seen on TikTok” tables at otherwise cozily untrendy bookstores that I can no longer picture a solvent mass publishing industry without this app.
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June 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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ElevenLabs announced that 200,000 audiobooks have been added to its ElevenReader app, including titles from major publishers alongside its growing self-published catalog.

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ElevenLabs Adds 200K Audiobooks to Stream, Offers Premium Tier
The new titles span 16 languages and include bestsellers from HarperCollins, alongside ElevenLabs’ catalog of self-published books on its ElevenReader app. The move puts the company in direct competit...
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June 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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This article explores how social media and evolving conversations around representation have helped reshape editorial processes over the last decade with sensitivity readers.

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The Rise of the Sensitivity Reader
Adam Szetela’s That Book Is Dangerous! examines the emergence of a new job in publishing—secondary readers who comb through books for possible offenses.
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June 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Today on Podcast Episodes We Loved, we’re spotlighting NPR’s fascinating Planet Money episode: “How to make a BOOK into a bestseller.” This deep dive reveals jus
t how much strategy goes into creating a breakout book moment. Listen here: www.npr.org/2026/05/01/n...

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How to make a BOOK into a bestseller : Planet Money
In the world of commercial publishing, there are few crowning achievements more coveted than a place on the New York Times Best Seller List. But how does a book actually end up there? There is, of cou...
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May 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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TIME released its list of the 10 Most Influential Social Good Companies of 2026, spotlighting organizations proving that impact and innovation can go hand-in-hand.

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Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
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May 20, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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The global publishing circuit is shaping the future of storytelling, rights, trends, and international book culture.

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The Global Circuit: 10 Book Fairs Worth Your Time - New Shelves Books
Explore the world’s top book fairs and discover how authors and publishers use them to build connections, sell rights, and grow careers.
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May 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM