News Podcast: Baker & Taylor to Close, Spotify Links with ChatGPT, Reedsy Launches New No-AI Writing Challenge

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on the closure of Baker & Taylor, the century-old book distributor that will shut down in 2026, leaving a gap that companies like…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-baker-taylor-to-close/

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News Summary: Baker & Taylor Closure Reshapes Library Supply; Frankfurt Fair Opens Ahead of SelfPubCon 25

The last story I ran last week broke right at the time of writing, meaning there was little time to include much detail. (Well, both did: the Nobel Prize announcement was made about two and a half minutes…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/baker-taylor-closure/

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News Summary: Nobel Prize for Literature Announced; Baker & Taylor to Close After Two Centuries

This is one of my favorite times of year as a reporter in the book world—and even more so as a literary civvy, someone who just loves books, whether writing or reading them. Yes, of course, I mean SelfPubCon (for…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/nobel-prize-for-literature/

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