Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Worried about your KDP Select reads dropping to zero? Some authors are reporting strange behavior inside Kindle Unlimited, while a major AI lawsuit involving $1.5 billion hits a possible roadblock. Plus, new tools for library discoverability, podcast interviews that don’t sell books, and surprising updates from the review and marketing world. It’s a packed week of self-publishing news you don’t want to miss.
- Kickstarter Project - DaleLinks.com/Kickstarter
• KDP Community: KENP Reads Dropped to Zero Since Aug 14 — Anyone Else? - kdpcommunity.com/s/question/0D5at00000OJ6NTCA1/kenp-reads-dropped-to-zero-since-aug-14-anyone-else?language=en_US&t=1757978262334
• Anthropic Lawsuit: Judge Is Unhappy about the Details of $1.5 Billion Settlement (source: The Bottom Line) - janefriedman.com/the-bottom-line-janes-publishing-industry-newsletter
• Books by Bots - americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/09/02/books-by-bots
• ALLi Podcast: Libby App Releases Inspire Me AI Tool - selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-inspire-me
• Writer Beware: Protecting Intellectual Property: What Writers Need to Know About Copyright - https://writerbeware.blog/2025/09/12/protecting-intellectual-property-what-writers-need-to-know-about-copyright/
• The Jay Shetty Effect (Or Lack Thereof) - michelleglogovac.substack.com/p/the-jay-shetty-effect-or-lack-thereof
• ProWritingAid: Novel November - dalelinks.com/novnov (affiliate link)
• Get Authentic Book Reviews - GetAuthenticBookReviews.com
• Why Most Authors Waste Their Back Matter (and How to Fix It) - youtu.be/UgQNGZgOiQw?si=-gjXpu1Y98z8q4gr
• SPTT 094 – Mastering Self-Publishing and Starting Over with Fiction - youtu.be/ceZdgmTZtcc?si=dZluHaCnEV6L2tmx
• Tertulia for Authors - DaleLinks.com/Tertulia (affiliate link)
• Book Marketing that Works: Insights from Dale L. Roberts - streamyard.com/watch/ujr67ajAi499
• ALLi’s 2025 Author Income Survey - allianceindependentauthors.org/survey
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Time Stamps credit: @AuthorDLTillery
0:00 Intro
0:33 Kickstarter Project
1:34 KDP Community: KENP Reads Dropped to Zero Since Aug 14 — Anyone Else?
3:35 Anthropic Lawsuit: Judge Is Unhappy about the Details of $1.5 Billion Settlement
5:58 Books by Bots
7:36 ALLi Podcast: Libby App Releases Inspire Me AI Tool
9:17 Writer Beware: Protecting Intellectual Property: What Writers Need to Know About Copyright
10:24 The Jay Shetty Effect (Or Lack Thereof)
12:31 ProWritingAid: Novel November
13:51 Get Authentic Book Reviews
14:51 Why Most Authors Waste Their Back Matter (and How to Fix It)
15:22 SPTT 094 – Mastering Self-Publishing and Starting Over with Fiction
16:00 Tertulia for Authors
16:45 Book Marketing that Works: Insights from Dale L. Roberts
17:05 ALLi’s 2025 Author Income Survey
17:33 Kickstarter Project
17:55 Closing
Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding!
- Dale L. Roberts
@AmazonKDP @JoinTertulia @ProWritingAidTV @AllianceofIndependentAuthors
Worried about your KDP Select reads dropping to zero? Some authors are reporting strange behavior inside Kindle Unlimited, while a major AI lawsuit involving $1.5 billion hits a possible roadblock. Plus, new tools for library discoverability, podcast interviews that don’t sell books, and surprising updates from the review and marketing world. It’s a packed week of self-publishing news you don’t want to miss.
- Kickstarter Project - DaleLinks.com/Kickstarter
• KDP Community: KENP Reads Dropped to Zero Since Aug 14 — Anyone Else? - kdpcommunity.com/s/question/0D5at00000OJ6NTCA1/kenp-reads-dropped-to-zero-since-aug-14-anyone-else?language=en_US&t=1757978262334
• Anthropic Lawsuit: Judge Is Unhappy about the Details of $1.5 Billion Settlement (source: The Bottom Line) - janefriedman.com/the-bottom-line-janes-publishing-industry-newsletter
• Books by Bots - americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/09/02/books-by-bots
• ALLi Podcast: Libby App Releases Inspire Me AI Tool - selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-inspire-me
• Writer Beware: Protecting Intellectual Property: What Writers Need to Know About Copyright - https://writerbeware.blog/2025/09/12/protecting-intellectual-property-what-writers-need-to-know-about-copyright/
• The Jay Shetty Effect (Or Lack Thereof) - michelleglogovac.substack.com/p/the-jay-shetty-effect-or-lack-thereof
• ProWritingAid: Novel November - dalelinks.com/novnov (affiliate link)
• Get Authentic Book Reviews - GetAuthenticBookReviews.com
• Why Most Authors Waste Their Back Matter (and How to Fix It) - youtu.be/UgQNGZgOiQw?si=-gjXpu1Y98z8q4gr
• SPTT 094 – Mastering Self-Publishing and Starting Over with Fiction - youtu.be/ceZdgmTZtcc?si=dZluHaCnEV6L2tmx
• Tertulia for Authors - DaleLinks.com/Tertulia (affiliate link)
• Book Marketing that Works: Insights from Dale L. Roberts - streamyard.com/watch/ujr67ajAi499
• ALLi’s 2025 Author Income Survey - allianceindependentauthors.org/survey
🔴 Subscribe to The Self-Publishing Hub - TheSelfPublishingHub.com
🟡 Subscribe to my email newsletter - DaleLinks.com/SignUp
🟣 Join Channel Memberships - DaleLinks.com/Memberships
🔵Join Me on Discord - DaleLinks.com/Discord
🔥 Check out my main YouTube channel - youtube.com/@DaleLRoberts
📚 My Books - DaleLinks.com/MyBooks
😇 Wanna tip me? Visit dalelroberts.gumroad.com/coffee.
Time Stamps credit: @AuthorDLTillery
0:00 Intro
0:33 Kickstarter Project
1:34 KDP Community: KENP Reads Dropped to Zero Since Aug 14 — Anyone Else?
3:35 Anthropic Lawsuit: Judge Is Unhappy about the Details of $1.5 Billion Settlement
5:58 Books by Bots
7:36 ALLi Podcast: Libby App Releases Inspire Me AI Tool
9:17 Writer Beware: Protecting Intellectual Property: What Writers Need to Know About Copyright
10:24 The Jay Shetty Effect (Or Lack Thereof)
12:31 ProWritingAid: Novel November
13:51 Get Authentic Book Reviews
14:51 Why Most Authors Waste Their Back Matter (and How to Fix It)
15:22 SPTT 094 – Mastering Self-Publishing and Starting Over with Fiction
16:00 Tertulia for Authors
16:45 Book Marketing that Works: Insights from Dale L. Roberts
17:05 ALLi’s 2025 Author Income Survey
17:33 Kickstarter Project
17:55 Closing
Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding!
- Dale L. Roberts
@AmazonKDP @JoinTertulia @ProWritingAidTV @AllianceofIndependentAuthors
