ProRata AI is another new player in the market to provide content creators and owners credit and compensation for the use of their work in AI chatbots. The company tells Axios they have raised $25 million in Series A financing, and their launch has the support of The Atlantic, Financial Times, Fortune, and Axel Springer. They also say they are “in advanced discussion with more than 100 noted authors.” Supporting authors already listed on their site include Adam Grant, Tony Robbins and Seth Godin. The company is “building its own, yet-to-be-named subscription AI chatbot that it plans to debut this […]
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Forthcoming: WAR by Bob Woodward
Simon & Schuster will publish WAR by Bob Woodward on October 15, which “tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars—Ukraine, the Middle East and the struggle for the American Presidency.” According to the AP, Woodward “has turned in a completed manuscript, but continues to report and may still revise ‘War’ before it goes to the printers.” “We have the capacity to react quickly if there’s a new development,” a spokesperson told the outlet.
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New Books Publishing August 6
This week’s fiction releases include new titles by Casey McQuiston, Brad Thor, Sarah Pekkanen, and Gabino Iglesias, while Nancy Pelosi publishes a memoir. August’s children’s releases include books by Ransom Riggs, Ellen Hopkins, and Gary D. Schmidt. Also publishing this week are Abi Daré’s AND SO I ROAR and Alejandro Puyana’s FREEDOM IS A FEAST, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer sampler. 40 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-6 10 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-6 50 children’s titles https://bookshop.org/lists/august-2024-children-s-releases From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in […]
Announcing Our Buzz Books Romance Panel
With a pre-launch at Steamy Lit Con and a full release next week on August 13 leading into Bookstore Romance Day, our popular Buzz Books: Romance sampler returns in a bigger-than-ever edition, offering samples from 21 forthcoming books across the genre. Plus, we are convening a virtual Buzz Books Romance Editors Panel on Wednesday, August 21 at 7 PM Eastern. Librarian and romance expert/enthusiast Beth Gabriel from the Milwaukee Public Library joins us as host and the featured panelists include: Sav R. Miller with editor Mary Altman, discussing PROMISE AND POMEGRANATES Sara Raasch with editor Erika Tsang, discussing THE NIGHTMARE […]