This week we celebrate Valentine's Day by talking about the romance genre! Everyone has fallen in love with romance so we talk about the effects this has on the genre specifically and the industry as a whole.

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Happy Valentine's Day from The Author's Voice! On this week's Biz Buzz we talk about the popularity of romance books. From the image of a shirtless Fabio-type on the cover of the book to the varied genres of romance books, there is a romance book out there for pretty much anyone. So we talk about what makes a book a romance book, the genres romance tropes can be found in, and why everyone seems to fall in love with romance lately.

Biz Buzz Segment: Why Romance Books Are So Popular! (2:44)

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In what surprises no one, Amazon released a new feature on some Kindle apps that allows readers to ask a book a question with a response from an AI chat bot.

Within the last month or so, Amazon has released a new product feature in some Kindle apps called Ask This Book. So we ask each other what the Ask This Book feature is and why some authors and publishers are not too happy with this new feature.

Biz Buzz Segment: Amazon's Ask This Book Feature

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Amazon is always changing and evolving and we're staying updated with all those changes so you don't have to. In the latest big change, Amazon is changing how authors work with DRM in their e-books. We talk about all fo that and more in this week's Biz Buzz segment.

There is one BIG massive change coming soon to Amazon that will effect both authors AND readers. Beginning in late January 2026, Amazon is changing the way authors will grant DRM permissions for their e-books. We talk about what that change is, what DRM is, and how this change will change both the author and reader experience on the Amazon Kindle.

Biz Buzz Segment: DRM and Amazon (3:14)

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