If passed, the New Jersey bill would sound beyond the Garden State, satisfying the so-called “trigger clause” in the recently passed library ebook bill in Connecticut.| Words & Money
Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it| the Guardian
Distribution of earnings UK PLR year 2023-24 | mail.plr.bl.uk
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Anthropic has announced a settlement in the massive piracy lawsuit they were losing. Yikes – if your publisher promised to register your copyright, you might want to double check that. The Kobo-Instapaper integration is now live. Jonathan Bailey is right – AI is not democratizing […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Victoria Strauss brings us news of author complaints about Fortis Publishing. Grammarly has launched an AI-powered editor. Dual-screen ereaders have had little commercial success, but they have the interest of DIY-ers. David Lee King dives into AI policies for libraries. Sandra Wendel shares info on […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. A class action lawsuit with a potential 7 MILLION claimants has the potential to ruin the AI industry. (don’t threaten me with a good time) Jen Craven explains how she used a run of misprinted books as a marketing tool. UK publisher Boundless has declared […] The post Morning Coffee – 18 August 2025 appeared first on Nate Hoffelder.| Nate Hoffelder
The summer section was intended to be a supplemental value to our subscribers alongside our own journalism. Instead, it detracted and distracted from our work.| Chicago Sun-Times
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. I’m hearing reports that the same toxic behaviors seen on Goodreads have been spotted in the book community on Facebook’s Threads platform. A new paper from researchers at Apple explores the limitations of AI for solving puzzle and problem. Google has won part of the […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this morning. Amazon has added a new accessibility feature section to KDP. After 5 centuries, it appears use of the semicolon is on the decline. The Chicago Sun Times explains how it come to publish a summer reading list consisting mostly of titles hallucinated by AI. New Jersey […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. The Chicago Sun Times published a summer reading list with 10 books on it which did not exist (an AI hallucinated them, LOL). Mozilla is shutting down the bookmarking slash read later service Pocket. Wonder what authors think about AI? Check out Bookbub’s survey. Ariane […]| Nate Hoffelder
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