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
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
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Readerlink is going to stop distributing mass market paperbacks to retailers like Walmart by the end of this year because sales had dropped enough that the money isn’t there any more. What I find most interesting about this story is how the most likely cause […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Amazon will soon remove the ability to download Kindle ebooks to your computer so you can transfer them to an ereader. Did you know that the practice of using symbols to censor swear words is called grawlix? Harshini Fernando explains how best seller lists work. […]| Nate Hoffelder