Episodes

  • The Amazon Review Purge - The Author Survival Guide

    The Amazon Review Purge - The Author Survival Guide
    May 15 2026

    Plus NewsCorps's new business model, ChatGPT's religious bias, and the zeitgeist take on Christopher Nolan's Odyssey.
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Draft2Digital Confirms Amazon's Sales Reporting Is Off

    Draft2Digital Confirms Amazon's Sales Reporting Is Off
    May 8 2026

    Plus the numbers on AI slop in the Amazon market, a whole new set of Author Alerts and a lengthy zeitgeist segment on the nationalism vs. globalism movements across the world.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Audible Forces Every Title into New Royalty Model

    Audible Forces Every Title into New Royalty Model
    May 1 2026

    Plus, FTC penalizes Publishing.com for deceptive practices, and Jonathan and Thomas argue Star Wars turnings.

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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Price Fixing at Amazon

    Price Fixing at Amazon
    Apr 24 2026

    Plus ChatGPT updates, Copyright Office increasing its prices, and what the SPLC indictment means for your business.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Amazon Kills Store Access for Two Million Kindles

    Amazon Kills Store Access for Two Million Kindles
    Apr 18 2026

    Plus Kindle for PC is going away, Spotify rises to take on the giant, and is the new Claude Opus really any good? Find out here on Author Update!
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Huge Legal Wins for Authors

    Huge Legal Wins for Authors
    Apr 11 2026

    Copyright cases, Project Hail Mary and more.
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • The Week Romance Died - And Other Dramas

    The Week Romance Died - And Other Dramas
    Apr 4 2026

    NY Times bestseller list shake-up, AI studies on productivity and the psycho-thriller K-lytics report.

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    56 mins
  • Scientists Prove AI Is Rewriting Your Book When You're Not Looking

    Scientists Prove AI Is Rewriting Your Book When You're Not Looking
    Mar 27 2026

    And other various and sundry.

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    1 hr and 39 mins