what is the future of sensitivity readers and revisions and should I get physical copies of everything I care about before it's mangled into political correctness?
Forget the AI revolution, how did ‘digital’ change the industry? I have a library of over 200 books on my shelves, but also 150 books on my kindle. Surely that £1 Vs £15 difference, let alone the self publication boom, changed printing forever?
Is it true that tech companies are buying up books and manuscripts that could be considered historical artifacts to train their AI models and destroying them in the process?
Why do authors with views even a smidge to the right struggle to get published? Many of my favorite authors had to self-publish or only got a platform on places like Baen. I feel like books are no longer judged on whether they are good or not, but instead on whether the publisher thinks the author is spreading the “correct” message.
When considering whether to back multi-volume works, how does the publishing industry get better at selecting finishers (Tolkien) vs slackers (Martin)? Yeah, I’m a wee bit bitter.
what is the future of sensitivity readers and revisions and should I get physical copies of everything I care about before it's mangled into political correctness?
What's the best way to track down out-of-print books?
Forget the AI revolution, how did ‘digital’ change the industry? I have a library of over 200 books on my shelves, but also 150 books on my kindle. Surely that £1 Vs £15 difference, let alone the self publication boom, changed printing forever?
Is it true that tech companies are buying up books and manuscripts that could be considered historical artifacts to train their AI models and destroying them in the process?
The publishing industry is also in the crosshairs of the A.I. revolution. Do you see this challenge as an opportunity or uncertain future?
Why do authors with views even a smidge to the right struggle to get published? Many of my favorite authors had to self-publish or only got a platform on places like Baen. I feel like books are no longer judged on whether they are good or not, but instead on whether the publisher thinks the author is spreading the “correct” message.
When considering whether to back multi-volume works, how does the publishing industry get better at selecting finishers (Tolkien) vs slackers (Martin)? Yeah, I’m a wee bit bitter.