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On this week’s Self-Publishing News podcast, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway warns indie authors about a major PHP vulnerability affecting WordPress.org sites and WooCommerce, and explains what to ask your web host. He then covers three platforms with new money-making options: Spotify’s new Memberships for podcasters, Kindle Unlimited passing $5 billion in author payouts, and Y...

We are used to seeing class actions taken by rights holders against tech firms who have used their works to train large language models. But recently there has been a succession of individual copyright claims brought by authors against Meta.

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I will caveat this by saying I am not an IT expert. On the other hand, the aftermath of the disclosure of the PHP flaw last week is something that has affected most people as users of the internet, and quite possibly many of you who have your own websites. It's a big enough story that it needs addressing, at the same time as ensuring that the information conveyed is accurate....

Selina Brown is the founder and CEO of the Black British Book Festival (BBBF), Europe’s largest celebration of Black literature. She was an indie author when she launched the first festival in 2021. She now has a deal with Penguin…

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My ALLi author guest this episode is David Somerfleck, who spent decades in digital marketing, journalism, and politics before returning to his childhood passion for science fiction. He moved to Portugal, where the stormy weather and isolation provided the perfect setting to write his first novel, a chilling vision of America's future. Now, he draws on a lifetime of experienc...