My ALLi author guest this episode is Mike Carden. He’s an author from England who came to writing in midlife. He has independently published six books. Many of them are humorous cycling travelogues. They mix history, conversation, and self-deprecating humor. Readers connect with his warmth and honesty.

A roundup of AI news to end the week brings a story that has already whipped up a storm and a story that might well do so. But first, a development in the Gemini legal case I reported on recently. You will recall that publishers have sought to join authors in a copyright case against Google's Gemini.

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway focuses on a wave of developments around Bookshop.org, including its new partnership with Draft2Digital that makes it far easier for indie authors to sell e-books through the platform. He also looks at expanded audiobook options via Libro.fm’s new annual subscription model and a major new partnership with Spotify that connects audiobooks, physical books, and indie bookstores through seamless format switching.