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
Recent generations of frontier language models have introduced Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) that generate detailed thinking processes…| Apple Machine Learning Research
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
0 0 0 0You’ve written the book. You’ve pressed publish. Now you’re ready to share your story with the world. Cue the eBook promotion! 🎉 At Written Word Media, we’ve seen thousands of authors run successful promotions across Freebooksy, Bargain Booksy, Reader Reach Ads, and more. And we’ve also seen a few common missteps that […]| Written Word Media
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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Morning Coffee – 18 August 2025| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this morning. Bookbub has a post which explains how they choose books for their Featured Deals. Connecticut has passed a law regulating library ebook licensing. It does not go far enough, IMO. Audible is going all in on AI narration. I just hope it sounds better than what […]| Nate Hoffelder