{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6857c2b8cb9b8b85b93e7f6c/6a81830783128ee3d2dd3cbd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Publishing's AI Panic: Cancelled Deals, AI Detectors (Plus a $44k Marketing Mistake)","description":"<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/wWMlBuTTt_Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch as a full video episode on YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p>We're back after a short break, but it appears nothing has changed in publishing as we are still talking about our (least) favourite subject: AI! We go through some listener mail and comments on the subject before diving into Jerry Falade's collapsed $2.4m book deal, wonder if AI detectors are reliable, and have a talk about different methods of book marketing, wondering what works and what doesn't.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>02:11 From the Slush Pile - Listener Comments</p><p>17:25 AI Hid the Body - $2.4m Book Deal Collapses</p><p>24:07 Claude &amp; Pangram - Watermark My Words</p><p>39:54 Marketing Your Book - Book Tok or Book Flop?</p><p>51:12 Stranger Than Fiction - Nadine's Idea Factory</p><p>55:57 The Final Chapter - Entertainment Catch-up</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/31/crime-novel-deal-collapses-questions-ai-jerry-falade-call-me-ill-hide-the-body\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">$2m crime novel deal collapses amid questions over AI use</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thebookseller.com/news/it-was-inevitable-agents-react-to-major-book-deal-that-collapsed-over-suspected-ai-use\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Agents react to major book deal that collapsed over suspected AI use</a></p><p><a href=\"https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/claudes-new-scarlet-letter-watermark-is-invisible-for-now/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Claude's new scarlet letter watermark is invisible—for now</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/technology/personaltech/pangram-ai-detector-test.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5VA.7XvH.aq48dEuGT-i8&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">I tested a popular AI slop detector. It felt empowering.</a></p><p><a href=\"https://amychan.substack.com/p/i-spent-44000-launching-my-book-three\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">I spent $44,000 launching my book. Three of those dollars worked.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Adventures in Publishing-land is brought to you by STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing podcast needs, featuring Page One - The Writer's Podcast, The Conversation with Nadine Matheson and more!<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/stetpodcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Find all our shows here!</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/stetpodcasts.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Bluesky</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stetpodcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Instagram</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}