#publishing-industry

#publishing-industry

"The writing that AI produces feels cheap because it is cheap. It feels simple because it is simple to produce. That is the whole point."

The AI industry's quest for high-quality training data has led companies like Anthropic to explore controversial practices in acquiring books for their models.

You can now say you're a bestselling author if you crack the Top 10 in Amazon's 'Bicycle Repair for Little People' category.

Nearly half of publishers have experienced an increase in referral traffic from social media platforms, indicating a growing positive relationship between publishers and these platforms.

Google is now testing summarizing stories in Google Discover with generative AI, raising concerns among publishers about reduced clicks.

"I believe the insistence on blurbs has become incredibly damaging to what should be our industry's ultimate goal: producing books of the highest possible quality," Manning wrote.

"The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a 'summer reads' feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?"

"The average publisher is trying to compete against a $300 billion company [OpenAI]. It's hard to invest in the level of 'bot-walling' or 'bot prevention technology..."

The Lady, despite its rich history and affluent subscriber base, is expected to close, illustrating how niche magazines must evolve to survive in a digital age.

Bryson is concerned that the growth in self-publishing, while significant, has led to a rise in low-quality literature, with many books appealing to no audience.

In announcing the drastic VAT hike on books, Slovakia’s finance minister justified the decision by citing studies claiming that book buyers are predominantly wealthier individuals.