Legalscore 7
AI copyright suits hit 160 as Brave gets sued twice
Daily News and the New York Times each filed separate suits against Brave Software, pushing the tracked total to 160.
pressgazette.co.uk
The Legal Desk
Legalscore 7
Fake book clubs target authors with AI-written scam pitches
The Guardian reported authors are being invited to bogus Zoom "book club" events that ask for a contribution fee before the host's story falls apart
theguardian.com
Legalscore 7
Anthropic's IPO filing names copyright as a risk factor
The S1 says adverse rulings could force Anthropic to pay significant fees for licenses or retrain models from scratch.
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com
Legalscore 7
Reservoir sues Suno and Anthropic for nearly $340 million
The publisher's two lawsuits cover 1,050 compositions against Suno and lyrics from 853 against Anthropic, filed the same day in federal court.
techtimes.com
Legalscore 7
New scam poses as AI detector demanding cleanup fees
An author reported two emails claiming an AI-detection outfit had run her books and posts and found AI writing, then asked for payment to fix it
annerallen.com
Legalscore 7
Elvis Presley rights holders sue Anthropic over 274 songs
Plaintiffs seek up to $41.1m in statutory damages, part of roughly $48.635m in total claims across the complaint
techtimes.co.uk
The AI Desk
AIscore 7
Copycat AO3 site scraping fanfic for AI audiobooks shuts in a day
AO3.life promised authors 91% of revenue but folded about 24 hours after launch following backlash
gizmodo.com
The Market Desk
Marketscore 8
B&T proposes liquidation with nothing left for unsecured creditors
The plan values B&T's assets at $1,666,460 against $10,203,152 in post-petition debt, with a creditor vote due December 1
publishersweekly.com
Marketscore 7
Wendy Webb's novels become one expanding TV world
Impossible Dream and Wall to Wall are developing The Invited, a series that weaves Webb's books into one haunted universe starting with The End of Temperance Dare
deadline.com
Marketscore 7
Baker & Taylor creditors to vote on liquidation with about $1.8 million left
The company owes more than $106 million but has only about $1.8 million in cash and accounts to distribute, per a New Jersey bankruptcy filing.
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com
Marketscore 7
Over 100 authors sign letter to boycott Indigo Books
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Mosab Abu Toha, Jenan Matari, and Daniel José Older are among the signers pledging to skip Indigo-hosted and Indigo-sponsored events.
lithub.com
Marketscore 7
Riveted Press exits Simon & Schuster distribution in Australia
The switch takes effect Saturday, 31 October 2026, with return deadlines running into early 2027.
booksandpublishing.com.au
Marketscore 7
Paul W.S. Anderson to direct two Kevin J. Anderson adaptations
Nether Station and Nether Vortex follow neurodivergent scientist Cammie Skoura into deep space, with the Resident Evil director attached to both.
deadline.com
Across the Newsroom
Platformscore 7
KDP royalty reports break down as Kindle+ launches
Authors report page reads disappearing and royalty estimates dropping by as much as 40% to 50% since October 21
selfpub.substack.com
Platformscore 7
Amazon brings Ask This Book to Kindle e-readers
The update, Kindle Software Update 5.20.2, is around 643 MB, one of the largest firmware files Amazon has released to date.
goodereader.com
Platformscore 7
AAP tells Meta to scrap scraping terms as Norway blocks them
Oslo's court granted a temporary injunction halting Meta's terms until it rules on their legality, while AAP calls them an "appalling landgrab"
publishersweekly.com
Wirescore 7
PHP flaw hits WordPress sites as Kindle Unlimited tops $5 billion
ALLi's podcast flags a critical PHP vulnerability for self-hosted WordPress and WooCommerce sites alongside Kindle Unlimited's October payout milestone
selfpublishingadvice.org
Communityscore 6
NYT drops romance columnist Olivia Waite over a repost
Waite had written the paper's romance column for over six years before the contract ended following a Bluesky repost
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com
Communityscore 6
Speculative Literature Foundation opens $1,000 travel grant
Proposals for the Gulliver Travel Research Grant are due November 30, 2026.
locusmag.com