TNPS 2025 Story of the Year Part 6: The RODE Revolution: Why the Easiest Time in History to Create Is Also the Best Time to Be a Publisher

Why AI makes human curation the future of publishing.
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https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/04/09/quiver-dont-quake-nadim-sadek-part-6-rode-revolution/

#AI #PublishingControversies #AIlabelledcontent #AIhumanassistedcreativity #Humanlabelledcontent

TNPS Analysis: Four Moves, One Strategy: What Harlequin’s AI Microdrama Deal Is Really About

Harlequin’s Dashverse deal is the fourth act in a deliberate AI pivot. TNPS traces the strategy - and what it means for every publisher with a back-catalogue.
The post TNPS Analysis: Four Moves, One Strategy: What Harlequin’s AI Microdrama Deal Is Really About appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/04/04/harlequin-dashverse-ai-microdramas-publishing-strategy/

#AI #Anime #PublishingControversies #HarlequinAImicrodrams #HarlequinDashverse

When “Cease and Desist” Means “Cease and Think Twice”

A Medium post by Carl Müller Frøland raises important questions about how broad, unspecific legal threats can function as prior restraint - silencing criticism before it reaches the public domain.
The post When “Cease and Desist” Means “Cease and Think Twice” appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/03/26/corporate-legal-threats-public-discourse-publishing/

#PublishingControversies #CeaseandDesist #Publishersresponsibilities

TNPS 2025 Story of the Year Part 5: From Understanding to Action – Your Publishing House’s AI Roadmap

Your publishing house's AI roadmap: slush pile triage, translation, metadata, narration. Freemium tools, real ROI examples. Start tomorrow morning.
The post TNPS 2025 Story of the Year Part 5: From Understanding to Action – Your Publishing House’s AI Roadmap appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/03/20/from-understanding-to-action-your-publishing-houses-ai-roadmap/

#AI #PublishingBusiness #PublishingControversies #AIinpublishing #HowtouseAIasapublisher

Shy Girl, Big Questions: What The Hachette-Ballard Affair Tells Us About Publishing’s Unpreparedness For The AI Age

Hachette has cancelled Mia Ballard's contract for Shy Girl over alleged undeclared AI use. TNPS examines what the case reveals about acquisition failures, unreliable detection tools, and the contract gaps nobody has closed yet.
The post Shy Girl, Big Questions: What The Hachette-Ballard Affair Tells Us About Publishing’s Unpreparedness For The AI Age appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/03/20/shy-girl-hachette-ballard-ai-publishing-contract-cancelled/

#AI #PublishingControversies #AIandpublishing #AIcontracts #HachetteBallardcontractcancellation

Shy Girl, Big Questions: What The Hachette-Ballard Affair Tells Us About Publishing’s Unpreparedness For The AI Age

Hachette has cancelled Mia Ballard's contract for Shy Girl over alleged undeclared AI use. TNPS examines what the case reveals about acquisition failures, unreliable detection tools, and the contract gaps nobody has closed yet.
The post Shy Girl, Big Questions: What The Hachette-Ballard Affair Tells Us About Publishing’s Unpreparedness For The AI Age appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/03/20/shy-girl-hachette-ballard-ai-publishing-contract-cancelled/

#AI #PublishingControversies #AIandpublishing #AIcontracts #HachetteBallardcontractcancellation

The Convenient Villain: AI, Job Losses, and the Art of the Blame Shift

AI is the publishing industry's latest scapegoat. But UK author incomes collapsed long before ChatGPT existed. The real villains are hiding in plain sight.
The post The Convenient Villain: AI, Job Losses, and the Art of the Blame Shift appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/02/23/ai-job-losses-publishing-scapegoat/

#AI #PublishingControversies #AIjobs #AItoblame #SocietyofAuthors

Academic Publishers Win Another Anti-Trust Law Suit

US federal judge dismisses antitrust lawsuit against Elsevier, Springer Nature and other major academic publishers, ruling that industry practices do not constitute illegal collusion under Sherman Act.
The post Academic Publishers Win Another Anti-Trust Law Suit appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/02/06/academic-publishers-antitrust-suit-dismissed/

#Academicandspecialistpublishing #PublishingControversies #USA #academicpublisherswinantitrustlawsuit

Rearranging the Deckchairs: As B&N Preps For IPO, TNPS Looks At The Reality Behind The BookTok-Led Retail Revival

Barnes & Noble's expansion and BookTok hype suggest a retail boom, but the data tells a different story. We're not growing the market—just reshuffling it.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/12/28/rearranging-deckchairs-book-retail-boom-that-isnt/

#PublishingBusiness #PublishingControversies #UK #USA #BarnesAndNobleIPO

TNPS 2025 Story of the Year Part 2: The Psychology of Creativity and Why Publishers Misunderstand It

How publishers misunderstand creativity—and why that matters for AI. Nadim Sadek's psychological framework reveals publishing's real competitive edge.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/12/27/psychology-creativity-ai-publishing-sadek/

#AI #PublishingControversies #AIandcreativity #AIandpublishing #NadimSadek