Coral Wire — Thu, Sep 24 2026
The Coral Index closed at 58/100 — Tailwinds building. 13 graded stories fed that reading.
Amazon caps KDP authors at two new titles a weekPlatform — The limit applies per format, so the same book in ebook and paperback counts twice against your quota
Authors describe Amazon KDP account terminations in reader roundupPlatform — Jane Friedman's site gathered author accounts of losing KDP access, with no dollar figures or resolution timeline attached.
The Kookaburra sells into eight territories at onceMarket — a4 Literary landed the deal for Charlotte Guest's Allen & Unwin title across the US, UK and six more markets
Spotify opens a direct audiobook publishing path for authorsWire — Written Word Media lays out the actual steps to get your audiobook live on Spotify without going through a middleman first
Award-winning novelist accused of using AI to write his bookWire — Thélyson Orélien's win is now under a cloud, with no public detail yet on what evidence backs the accusation.
Copycat scam books are landing right beside new releasesMarket — Knockoff titles are showing up close enough to real launch dates that shoppers are grabbing the wrong book first.
Amazon rolls out ID verification for KDP authorsPlatform — The move touches publishing on the platform authors already depend on most, and the details are still thin
OpenAI's own words call its LibGen use sketchy AFLegal — Unsealed court filings show OpenAI kept a "central library" of pirated books, echoing the same setup Anthropic already got caught for.
KU payouts slip even as the broader economy growsMarket — Author Media flags a widening gap between overall economic growth and what Kindle Unlimited pays writers per page.
Authors Guild posts October 2026 submission callsMarket — A fresh round of markets is open for writers looking to place new work this month
Publishers Weekly rights roundup lands with no major deals disclosedMarket — This week's Rights Report offers no verified titles, figures, or outcomes for authors to act on
French publishers push to block piracy site BookysLegal — Book and press publishers in France are seeking a block on the site they call a pirate operation.