Authors Advised to Write Personal Books and Rethink Preorder Strategy in AI Era

Notes from a New York authors' lunch suggest that standard how-to books are easily replaced by AI, so authors should emphasize personal experiences. Authors were also advised to offer multiple preorder incentive tiers to better monetize reader support.

2026-10-22 ~ 2026-10-22 · 2 related posts

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