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When I am not building and fixing author websites, I make things like badge ribbons, bookmarks, event badges, and (lately) centerpieces. https://natehoffelder.com/ formerly: https://x.com/inkbitspixels #actuallyautistic he/him
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The Chicago Sun Times explains how it come to publish a summer reading list consisting mostly of titles halucinated by AI. buff.ly/2eumdHp

The NYTimes announced a deal to license its content for use by Amazon's plagiarism machine. buff.ly/NGJM0u6

Starting in July, the money the UK pays to authors when their books are lent by public libraries will be calculated based on data from all public libraires in the UK. buff.ly/RlHP7mb

New Jersey has passed a library ebook pricing bill. buff.ly/eVSAbmp

After 5 centuries, it appears use of the semicolon is on the decline. buff.ly/U6aD8eK

Amazon has added a new accessibility feature section to KDP. buff.ly/PCAFgLp

Friday’s Endnotes – 05/30/25 buff.ly/V4P6CS5

A devastating censorship ruling (This week in books) buff.ly/lyj70eg

Weekly News: 26th May 2025 buff.ly/T3pvEyn

Mozilla is shutting down the bookmarking slash read later service Pocket. buff.ly/suxdZjb

The Chicago Sun Times published a summer reading list with 10 books on it which did not exist (an AI hallucinated them, LOL). buff.ly/VbufQxh

Wonder what authors think about AI? Check out Bookbub's survey. buff.ly/jYtRKlC

Ariane Peveto compares the various AI-powered editing tools. buff.ly/psuYV93

Friday’s Endnotes – 05/23/25 buff.ly/xEVzUvO

Weekly News: 19th May 2025 buff.ly/JlN9s6L

Ricci Wolman explains why every author needs an email list. buff.ly/TijQGun

Trump fired the USA's top copyright official. loom.ly/BFGwmcA

Kindlepreneur has a post on how to how to hire a VA.

Audible is going all in on AI narration. buff.ly/4cppMYt I just hope it sounds better than what clients were telling me last year.

Connecticut has passed a law regulating library ebook licensing. buff.ly/L6kbLZV It does not go far enough, IMO.

Bookbub has a post ehich explains how they choose books for their Featured Deals. buff.ly/yRFGbu1

Friday’s Endnotes – 05/16/25 buff.ly/ePeuFM6

Weekly News: 12th May 2025 buff.ly/DtOkcXF

Victoria Strauss has a couple new scams authors need to be aware of. buff.ly/Nrg33y9

A book festival held in Baltimore last weekend has since become infamous for being a major flop. buff.ly/k44Rq9H

Amazon updated the Kindle iOS app with buy buttons this week following Apple losing an antitrust lawsuit. buff.ly/aMMHvSu

Amazon just announced a new font for KDP Print. buff.ly/QmfJXye

Friday’s Endnotes – 05/09/25 buff.ly/bjT0vyE

Ewww - The BBC is planning to use AI to create video writing lessons "starring" Agatha Christie. buff.ly/yIjVrXT

The judge in the Meta AI piracy case has expressed doubt that generative AI could ever be considered fair use. buff.ly/Sabirpr

Here are a few places to find free books on grammar and writing. buff.ly/W21DQ8i

Here are 1o writing tips you can learn from romance authors. buff.ly/wj1J9px

The Onyx Boox Mira is a 25.3" E-ink monitor which costs nearly $2l. buff.ly/k4bmRQS

Weekly News: 5th May 2025 buff.ly/JNrfpzl

The messy copyright implications of A.I. slop (This week in books) buff.ly/JpStgHA

Friday’s Endnotes – 05/02/25 buff.ly/wPsHuJ1

Weekly News: 28th April 2025 buff.ly/0KyKuAu

Publishers Weekly has the details on a new survey of British readers. buff.ly/Yk2UaX0

B&N has reportedly released an update for the Nook which adds more font options but removed the Georgia font. buff.ly/YkpYCDI

The review site eBooKFairs.com might have a positive recommendation from a well-known author, but it doesn't appear to be working for everyone. buff.ly/FLhqLRj

The USA Copyright Office has released a new copyright registration toolkit. buff.ly/TCP7BJJ

Japanese legislators are promising to take action following news of ChatGPT creating images in the style of Studio Ghibli. buff.ly/XjSphEj

Friday’s Endnotes – 04/25/25 buff.ly/wTOCCwp

Weekly News: 14th April 2025 buff.ly/hqCI1NK

Book orgs call out HarperCollins silence (This week in books) buff.ly/lUa9LgG

If there's one thing that the new B&N management can do better than the old, it's how they get positive press like this CNN interview. buff.ly/OKRnTga

Canva just launched a suite of AI design tools. buff.ly/8hcw0so

Amazon is one of several companies which have put in a bid for TikTok. buff.ly/SbXMrJ2