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Big disruption hit book publishing before AI showed up

The Idea Logical Company

Publishers Weekly recently hosted a stimulating and smart online session about AI and publishing , thanks to the organizing and moderating skills of Peter Brantley and Thad McIlroy. But nobody has (yet) said publicly “publishing new titles is getting very hard” or “we’re going to publish a lot fewer new books.”

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When a publisher might not do as good a job as a self-publishing author

The Idea Logical Company

We’ve previously explored what I called “the end of the trade publishing concept” , which stems from the now wide-open opportunity to publish available to anybody with a computer and something to deliver as a book. That requirement cost publishers money, but also served to eliminate competition.

Publisher 299
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Bindery Books: A Way to Restructure the Book Publishing Model

The Idea Logical Company

The case has been made here repeatedly over years that the business and operating model of book publishing as it has been throughout my 50+-year career is irretrievably broken. The primary challenge is that no content ever becomes unavailable anymore. The primary challenge is that no content ever becomes unavailable anymore.

Publisher 236
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How To Set Up a Content Publishing Process Worthy of Repetition

Content Marketing Institute

Content creation gets a lot of attention. But it can’t attract an audience without all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into content publishing. Walk step by step through a content production process that has worked well for over 10 years.

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Should You Publish More Blog Content or More Content Offsite?

Blogging From Paradise

I publish most content offsite these days via: Twitter […] You guys have figured it out by now: I am in offsite mode.

Publisher 107
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20 Benefits of Publishing a Blog Post Every Day

Credible Content

20 benefits of publishing a blog post every day. Blogging has become an integral part of online communication and content creation. Active websites are crawled more frequently, leading to prompt indexing of new content. Publishing daily demonstrates valuable and fresh content, positively impacting search rankings.

Publisher 130
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I wrote and published a Kindle book in one weekend, with GPT-4.

Nick Ursborne

I’ve been using GPT as a brainstorming buddy, a research assistant, a first draft copy and content writer, a social media writer… and more. This time I asked GPT-4 to write me a 40-page Kindle book I could publish on Amazon. The book was published on Sunday evening. Honestly, it’s incredibly good. How long did this all take?

Publisher 205