IMHO: The Most Interesting Parts of the Authors Guild Income Survey
One key takeaway: There isn’t a clear financial advantage to traditional publishing for commercial fiction. Another takeaway: author hustle matters.
One key takeaway: There isn’t a clear financial advantage to traditional publishing for commercial fiction. Another takeaway: author hustle matters.
Those familiar with past Authors Guild income surveys may be tempted to write off this latest edition, but it’s worth a closer look.
The Authors Guild class-action suit is the latest action against OpenAI and also the most narrow in its claims.
The model contract—available to all, not just members—has four new clauses related to AI.
Authors’ Place Press, a small, US-based independent publisher, is accused of failing to pay royalties or send royalty statements.
In response to book-banning efforts around the country, The Authors Guild is now offering a Banned Book Club with monthly picks.
Does library lending help or hurt author and publisher income? The debate continues among publishers, librarians, and author advocates.
Last year in June 2020, the Authors Guild hosted a panel with Black voices in publishing to discuss the challenges they’ve faced in the industry for many decades now.
Writers Marketplace is a free online service for Authors Guild members to market their writing- and publishing-related services to the general public.
The Authors Guild has long offered members access to a model book contract and a literary translation model contract.