• Christian Author Assassinated, Mailer Lite Adjusts Its Free Plan and Kit Raises Prices
    Sep 12 2025

    A somber reflection upon Charlie Kirk's life and ministry and how authors can emulate his success in their own careers, as well as industry news regarding email services.

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    58 mins
  • Anthropic to Pay Authors $3000 Per Book, Zeitgeist, and Author Arrested for Tweets
    Sep 8 2025

    We uncover shocking news about publishers failing to register copyrights, potentially leaving authors vulnerable in the Anthropic class-action lawsuit. We also explore the arrest of Irish author Graham Linehan for tweets posted from America.

    Plus, discover exciting developments in AI audiobook publishing with ElevenLabs' new 60% royalty marketplace, learn about AuthorCraft.ai's manuscript analysis tools, and dive deep into the zeitgeist of Mary Poppins.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • New International Shipping Rules Hit Authors and Libraries Acquire KU Books?
    Aug 29 2025

    Join us on Author Update as we talk the latest news in publishing!

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Spotify Upgrades Audiobook Accessibility and George R.R. Martin Told To Step Down
    Aug 22 2025

    Check out our commentary on the past week's events with news on Spotify, Harper Collins and WorldCon.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • The End of Rapid Release and the Advent of Breadgeist
    Aug 15 2025

    This one was a doozy. We covered AI's shortcomings, how authors can maximize their output potential and how cowboy romances relate to bread making. Yes, sir, you can only get that kind of content here, on Author Update.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • GPT-5 Is Here
    Aug 9 2025

    Come listen to Jonathan and Thomas discuss the latest advancements from OpenAI and what they mean for writers, as well as the cultural war between Texas and Australia.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Audible Reduces Author Royalties, Trad Sales Plummet, Indie Sales Rise
    Aug 2 2025

    Listen to this week's episode of Author Update as Jonathan and Thomas dive into Audible's royalty shenanigans, the woes of the trad pub world vs. the success of the indie scene.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Substack, GoodReads and MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAT!!!
    Jul 26 2025

    Solo episode with Jonathan as Thomas is on vacation. We're going into changes with Substack, GoodReads, Kindlepreneur's look into Amazon keywords, and much more.


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    27 mins