Author Resources

Self-publishing updates for KDP and Smashwords: DRM downloads, royalty bands, preorders, upload limits, and practical author planning.

Rights Retention Clarity helps authors read contracts, open access policies, and reversion terms with fewer surprises before signing.

Self-publishing policies changed in 2025 and 2026. See how royalty, pricing, distribution, and payment rules may affect authors.

Anthropic Settlement Claims changed how authors assess rights records, publisher filings and fair shares after the 2026 court approval.

Contract negotiations now require clearer reversion, payment, AI, and rights language before authors sign publishing deals.

AI Publishing Clauses are changing author contracts. Learn how to review consent, disclosure, warranties, rights, and promotion terms before signing.

Authors Guild clauses now frame AI consent, publisher claims, and author review after Anthropic settlement disputes over rights splits.

offshoring rulings affect author rights across AI training, geo-blocking, licensing, and proposal records after recent court decisions.

Authors reviewing Anthropic settlement allocations can use claim summaries, rights records, and notices to spot conflicts before deadlines.

Publisher salaries affect editorial capacity, timelines, and author questions. See practical ways to read labor growth without overclaiming.