KDP & Overdrive Blocks THESE Books | Self-Publishing News (Sept. 16, 2024)

Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX) rolled out digital narration with voice cloning technology to a select few narrators in the US. KDP and Overdrive are putting their foot down on summary books and similar publications. And, NaNoWriMo put out a statement recently that infuriated authors. All that and more in the self-publishing news this week.

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Sources:

• Happy 10th Birthday to Kindle Unlimited - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/happy-10th-birthday-to-kindle-unlimited/
• OpenAI’s Deal with Condé Nast Sparks Concern; Plus, Rising Kindle Unlimited Payouts - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-conde-nast/
• Now in Beta: Narrator Voice Replicas on ACX - https://www.acx.com/mp/blog/now-in-beta-narrator-voice-replicas-on-acx?mc_cid=dacc518a18&mc_eid=433332c881
• Apple issues fourth known round of layoffs this year with Services job cuts - https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/27/gurman-apple-issues-fourth-known-round-of-layoffs-this-year-with-services-job-cuts/
• Guide to Kindle Content Quality - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200952510?mc_cid=dacc518a18&mc_eid=433332c881#companion
• NaNoWriMo: A Note to Our Community About our Comments on AI – September 2024 - https://nanowrimo.org/a-note-to-our-community-about-our-comments-on-ai-september-2024/
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