Author Update
By Thomas Umstattd Jr.
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Here’s what you can expect from Author Update:
Publishing News: Stay in the loop on what’s happening in the industry.
Advice That Matters: Learn how to make your book irresistible to readers.
Live Q&A: Bring your questions and get answers from Thomas Umstattd and Jonathan Shuerger.
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The Pope Says To Finish Thy Book
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Record Breaking KU Fund!
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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Men Buy Books and Women Borrow Them
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Is Libby Bankrupting the Libraries?
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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No ISBN Means No Copyright Protection for Indie Authors
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May 30, 2026 |
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The Publishing Echo Chamber Nobody Will Admit Exists
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May 23, 2026 |
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The Amazon Review Purge - The Author Survival Guide
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May 15, 2026 |
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Draft2Digital Confirms Amazon's Sales Reporting Is Off
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May 08, 2026 |
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Audible Forces Every Title into New Royalty Model
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May 01, 2026 |
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Price Fixing at Amazon
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Amazon Kills Store Access for Two Million Kindles
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Huge Legal Wins for Authors
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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The Week Romance Died - And Other Dramas
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Scientists Prove AI Is Rewriting Your Book When You're Not Looking
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Long Live the Writers! Publisher Drops AI Written Book
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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17 Days Left to Claim Anthropic Payout
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Iran Just Destroyed Your Book Sales This Weekend -- Here's What Happened
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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The Indie Whale Reader - 100 Books a Year and How To Reach Them
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Indies Win! Harlequin to Close Historical Romance Line
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Substack Breach! Author Information Compromised
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Could OpenAI Own Your Book?
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Ingram Goes To War With AI
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Federal Court Just Changed Copyright Law Globally for Authors
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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AI Threats, Platform Changes and Cultural Shifts Authors Can't Ignore
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Author Update's Predictions for 2026!
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Reports Say That The Majority of Paranormal Romance Is AI Generated!
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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The Demonetized Episode
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Author Update Has A New Home!
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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The Amazon Associate Crackdown and Black Friday Deals!
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Did Google's Gemini Train on Your Manuscript?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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The Algorithm War: AI vs. Human Writing
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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The Holiday Marketing Guide
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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Traditional Publishing in Crisis: Sales Down 9.4%
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Scam Alert! The Nigerian Bot Army Has Arrived!
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Massive Amazon Algorithm Changes and the Grid
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Publisher's Cancellation Backfires, What's Selling Now and Are Libraries Going Under?
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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US Copyright Office Closes, Piracy Surges Again and the Anthropic Settlement Website Goes Live
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Updates in Anthropic Case, NanoWriMo Replaced and How To Write First Aid
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Amazon KU Allowed in Public Libraries, the TikTok Deal and Cancel Culture
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Christian Author Assassinated, Mailer Lite Adjusts Its Free Plan and Kit Raises Prices
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Anthropic to Pay Authors $3000 Per Book, Zeitgeist, and Author Arrested for Tweets
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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New International Shipping Rules Hit Authors and Libraries Acquire KU Books?
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Spotify Upgrades Audiobook Accessibility and George R.R. Martin Told To Step Down
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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The End of Rapid Release and the Advent of Breadgeist
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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GPT-5 Is Here
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Audible Reduces Author Royalties, Trad Sales Plummet, Indie Sales Rise
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Substack, GoodReads and MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAT!!!
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Zeitgeist: The Age of Ruthless Heros
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Barnes and Noble, Bots, Bankruptcy and Beyond: The Big Beautiful Episode
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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The Case of Authors Vs. AI
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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How The Iran War Will Impact Authors
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Amazon Drops Printing Prices, Lays Off Kindle Staff, and Ends Hourly Rankings
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Is the AI Bubble Popping?
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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The End of Google for Authors?
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May 31, 2025 |
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Do 45% of Authors *Already* Use AI?!
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May 23, 2025 |
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KDP Royalty Changes & Invasion of the AI Audiobooks
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May 16, 2025 |
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Skype Dies, Romantasy Surges, & Mr. Beast Starts Writing the Bestest Best Seller Ever
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May 10, 2025 |
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Book Bans, Copyright Trolls Target Authors, and is Social Media Mostly Bots?
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May 04, 2025 |
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Does Facebook Think Your Book is Worthless, Author Certification & AI Gets Religion
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Amazon's New AI Series Recap Feature: How It Will Impact Your Kindle Books
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Tariffs Up & NaNoWiMo Closing Down
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Invasion of the AI Images
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Did Meta Steal Your Book?
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Mar 21, 2025 |