

Special Guest Dan Holloway, Looking Back on the Book Industry in 2024
Jan 10, 2025
Dan Holloway, an innovative force in the book industry and host of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, dives deep into 2024's key developments. He tackles the significance of creativity in self-publishing and challenges within the WordPress community affecting authors. The discussion covers the digital lending landscape, copyright tensions, and the evolving role of AI in publishing. Holloway highlights the income disparity among indie authors and examines the implications for creative freedom versus corporate control, all while honoring a lost voice in indie publishing.
Chapters
Transcript
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Intro
00:00 • 3min
Exploring Health and Controversies in Self-Publishing
02:53 • 2min
Conflict & Complexity: WordPress and Platform Dynamics
05:07 • 16min
Navigating Digital Lending and Copyright Challenges
21:22 • 9min
Navigating Control: The Tensions of Copyright in the Publishing Industry
30:08 • 2min
Indie Author Earnings and Industry Insights
31:43 • 17min
AI and the Publishing Landscape in 2024
49:01 • 19min
Reflections on the Evolving Book Industry and Honoring a Lost Voice
01:07:48 • 3min