What if the future is voice first? What if people ask AI assistants like Alexa or Google Assistant to find them a book to read? What if the primary consumption of books is in audio format, not print or ebook? I talk about these questions and more with Bradley Metrock. assistants-wide.png">In the intro, Draft2Digital announce scheduled price changes and promos; the Author's Guild reveals falling author earnings [Publishing Perspectives]; on the flip-side, Lindsay Buroker reveals her lessons learned after 8 years self-publishing, and Rachael Herron shares her (encouraging) author earnings for 2018. I also discuss some of the tech announcements coming out of CES, which also revolve around voice assistants this year. Alexa is now in over 100 million devices [The Verge], and is in all kinds of devices from kitchen equipment to speakers, headphones and TVs, as well as smart home devices and car integration [Digital Trends]. Need more help with your author business? Check out my books, audiobooks and courses on the craft and business of writing. Includes How to Market a Book, How to Make a Living with your Writing, and The Successful Author Mindset, all available in audio format. Or check out my courses on writing a novel, or how to write non-fiction. Bradley Metrock is the CEO of Score Publishing which runs Digital Book World and the Alexa Conference, as well as the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network. He's also the host of This Week In Voice Podcast which discusses advanced in-voice technology. You can listen above or on iTunes or your favorite podcast app or watch the video here, read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below.