A Look at IngramSpark, and How Authors Can Protect Their Work: Publishing News This Week

September 4, 2026 · Indie Author Magazine

IAM is taking a closer look at IngramSpark for indie authors—what should we ask? Plus, new IAM articles this week, KDP announces changes to preorders, and Bookshop.org surpasses $50 million…

You Already Said Yes to the Index

September 4, 2026 · Author Automations

Authors are still fighting the 2023 war over AI training. AI moved on to retrieval, and the permission slip for that has your signature on it.