The Writers Guild of America is proposing to allow its authors to employ ChatGPT and other AI tools to write scripts for television and movies. There are a few use cases that the Guild proposed. A writer can pen a script, without having to share writing credit or divide residuals. Additionally, a studio executive could hand the writer a script written by AI to rewrite or polish … [Read more...] about Writers Guild is considering using AI Writing Tools
Digital Publishing News
Amazon will discontinue newspaper and magazine subscriptions in September
Amazon has announced they are abandoning the Kindle for Periodicals or the Kindle Newsstand, which will completely shutter on September 2023. Digital editions for magazines and newspapers are going to be shuttered. Amazon is trying to convince publishers to submit their newspapers and magazines to Prime Reading or Kindle Unlimited, but it remains to be seen if this will … [Read more...] about Amazon will discontinue newspaper and magazine subscriptions in September
It has been announced that Bookshop.org will sell electronic books
Reports from Publishers Weekly indicate that Bookshop.org will begin selling ebooks by the end of the year and will publish its first print book in October.A beta version of the ebook program is scheduled to launch late this year, enabling users to either buy or read ebooks within their web browser prior to the launch of an ereading app. According to Andy Hunter, founder … [Read more...] about It has been announced that Bookshop.org will sell electronic books
An e-book sales tool has been released by Koji
The company Koji, which offers creators a link-in-bio digital storefront on social media platforms including Instagram and TikTok, recently introduced a new e-book tool that allows users to sell e-books and audiobooks.Created as a template, the new tool enables creators to sell electronic books and audiobooks within social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, … [Read more...] about An e-book sales tool has been released by Koji
Clarkesworld pauses submissions due to AI stories
Clarkesworld is one of the most prolific science fiction magazines and recently paused submissions from authors due to an onslaught of AI-generated content. Editor Neil Clarke noted that the magazine was forced to ban a skyrocketing number of authors because they had submitted stories generated using automated tools. In February alone, Clarke says Clarkesworld had received 700 … [Read more...] about Clarkesworld pauses submissions due to AI stories
Call to Action for Digital Content
A coalition of library workers and advocates, including the Internet Archive, Public Knowledge, Fight for the Future, Library Futures, and EveryLibrary, are organizing a March of Action for libraries. In response to the growing concern about fair access to digital rights, including ebooks, audio books and other digital resources, the coalition is hosting a series of virtual … [Read more...] about Call to Action for Digital Content
TOR is launching a new romance imprint
TOR is really well known in the publishing world as being one of the best science fiction and fantasy publisher. One of the major selling points is if you directly buy ebooks from them, they are DRM-Free. This allows users to load them on e-readers, tablets or phones without having to use Adobe Digital Editions. The publisher has announced that they are starting a romance … [Read more...] about TOR is launching a new romance imprint
Z-Library is back from the dead and now offers unique URL downloads
Z-Library is back with a new website domain and registered users are now redirected to unique domain names to download books. The pirate ebook site is hoping that this new system will allow them to operate normally again, since there are now thousands of domains, which should be immune to shutdown by authorities.A Z-Library blog post from Saturday announced the “great news” … [Read more...] about Z-Library is back from the dead and now offers unique URL downloads
Ebook revenues were down 6.6% in 2022
Digital book sales in the United States slightly declined by 6.6% and generated $1 billion dollars. Digital audiobooks was up 7.0%, coming in at $839.5 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 29.8% coming in at $15.8 million. Ebook sales represented 11% of the entire publishing industry, while digital audiobooks were 9%.Trade revenues were down 6.2%, at $9.1 billion for … [Read more...] about Ebook revenues were down 6.6% in 2022
Fight to support Digital Access in libraries reaches 1000+ Author names
When asked to think about your local library, perhaps you see images of books, computer stations, pleasant librarians, digital materials, and bright meeting rooms for hosting book club meetings, toddler play groups, senior knitting classes, and new-comer language sessions. However, you wouldn’t be incorrect if you also thought of an institution which, as of late, has become the … [Read more...] about Fight to support Digital Access in libraries reaches 1000+ Author names