What is all the fuss about ChatGPT? I’ve talked about AI tech for the writing and publishing space before. Here are additional developments that could impact authors and publishers, and our understanding and management of creative work. Warning: Star Trek references included! 🖖 😉

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0:45 What is ChatGPT?

2:49 What does this mean for authors?

3:40 What about copyrights?

5:33 How good is AI tech now?

6:59 Connect with Heidi

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Some industry optimism about audiobooks and their double-digit growth in recent years was noted in Publishers Weekly’s reporting from this year’s Digital Book World conference. But as with any industry’s growth comes change. Let’s talk about some current and anticipated changes for audiobooks, and how they will impact self published authors.

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/egtUpH4YfpE

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0:15 Optimism and alarm about audiobooks

0:38 ACX and Audible reduce audiobook prices

4:12 Updates on AI tech for audiobooks and distribution

7:33 How to connect with Heidi

You can also listen to The Heidi Thorne Show on your favorite podcast apps including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Pandora, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Amazon TuneIn Radio. This is Episode 284.

As platforms continue to copycat their competitors, one of the more recent entries in that race is YouTube Shorts. Let’s talk about pros and cons, and how authors can use YouTube Shorts. Be aware that YouTube Shorts could change dramatically and quickly as YouTube figures out what it wants to do with this feature.

Blog: YouTube Shorts: What Authors Need to Know http://hub.me/apEFr

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/SjYJCl96Svg

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0:15 YouTube copycats TikTok and Instagram Reels

0:54 What are YouTube Shorts?

1:26 The good news/bad news about YouTube Shorts

1:48 What I learned by eavesdropping on husband's YouTube Shorts viewing

3:22 YouTube Shorts still feels beta

6:20 YouTube Shorts best feature

8:42 How authors can use YouTube Shorts

9:57 How to connect with Heidi

You can also listen to The Heidi Thorne Show on your favorite podcast apps including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Pandora, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Amazon TuneIn Radio. This is Episode 283.