Bookbot improves literacy in Indonesia while western publishing sits on the AI fence
The time needed to train the bot for Kiswahili will be down to 3-6 months instead of two years....
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Author: Mark Williams
Busting publishing’s urban myths – platforms, tours and TikTok
A whole new market opportunity of casual readers who valued entertainment over perfection.
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UK education publishers wanting more money for cash-strapped schools is self-serving
Welcome to the slippery-slope world of synthetic phonics, brought to you by publishers.
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UK publisher and author advocates want AI regulation and fair pay, but we should be careful what we wish for
Fair pay for writers? I’m sure JK Rowling would be happy to settle for £25 an hour. After all, she has no commuting costs, and can pick and choose the hours she works, and judging from her output lately she probably spends all day on WhatsApp instead of slaving over that next book.
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15 newcomers at the Beijing International Book Fair, reflecting China’s expanding role in global publishing
Of particular note is the African Pavilion which includes Cameroon and Nigeria, two of the publishing power-houses on the continent.
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