AI-Generated Book Sales Surge 19x, Disrupting Authors' Earnings
TuhinChakr · x · 2026-08-07
Author Derek Thompson highlights research showing AI is disrupting the book industry itself: sales of AI-written books have grown 19x since 2003. Books with substantial AI text are making more money each year, while authors who don't use AI are earning less per book across almost every genre.
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