Category: Publishing Controversies
The Enduring Appeal of Murder Mysteries: Neuroscience, Female Sleuths, and the Legacy and AI Reincarnation of Agatha Christie
A 2012 study found mystery readers scored higher in empathy and analytical thinking, suggesting long-term cognitive benefits.
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Amazon is an AI Tech Company. Why Does it Get a Free Pass from the UK’s Publishers Association and the Society of Authors?
Amazon now has nailed its publishing industry AI colours to the mast. We cannot have one rule for Amazon and another for every other AI company.
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What is “western publishing”, anyway?
Trade fiction, academic works, comics, audiobooks and digital serials are all being reimagined- from Tokyo’s manga cafés to Dubai’s audiobook studios. And all too often it is the “west” that is playing catch-up and copy-cat.
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Two Roads Diverged in the AI Woods: American Pragmatism vs. British Bluster
So the AAP presented the court with a series of existing (AI publishing) deals – over 65 examples, collectively valued at $2.5 billion, with projections soaring to $30 billion over the next decade.
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Bound in Skin, Bound to History – The Macabre Legacy of Anthropodermic Books
Following his execution, Corder’s body was publicly dissected – a fate reserved for the most heinous criminals back then. (Don’t tell Donald Trump, or we may seen another Executive Order dashed off…)
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Anime’s Global Ascent: Brazil Offers A Lesson for Publishers
Publishers need to re-evaluate the issue of piracy. If content was legally unavailable in Brazil then, ethics aside, publishers suffered no material loss by manga and anime being distributed, and years on are reaping rewards that might otherwise not exist.
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Gor Blimey, Guv’nor! Google Gemini ‘as ownly gone’n train’d its AI on Mary bloody Poppins! (Not an April 1 prank, sadly)
Most AIs know their centre from their center and their colour from their color, although when will they grasp it’s uncivilised to say civilized!
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Human: Good. AI: Bad. Perception, Prejudice, and the Creative Landscape in the Age of AI
AI-produced audio slammed for its low quality was actually created by humans. Luddite Fringe, look away now!
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Taylor & Francis To Use AI For Translation. Society of Authors Gets Self-Righteous Again. Philip Pullam Was Spot On
Needless to say the SoA was like a lamb with two tails as it gleefully revelled in the Meta piracy site news.
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The Publishing Industry’s Divergent Reactions to Amazon and AI Companies: A Study in Hypocrisy and Dependency
Joke of the Month: “The Trump-Vance FTC will never back down from taking on Big Tech” – US Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson.
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USA – Bowker and IndieCommerce Boost Independent Bookstore Digital Sales With Book2look. A Global Perspective
Book2look has already generated over 250 million views, demonstrating its effectiveness.
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Consumers Prefer AI-Generated Images To The Real Thing: Implications for the Publishing Industry
To those on the Luddite Fringe, you have my sympathies. Keep standing on the beach, watching the tide come in all around you. King Canute would be proud!
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