AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPublishing’s AI Debate: A South African author’s claim to have produced 370 books in 20 months with AI is sharpening questions about human authorship, as Dave Eggers defends human writing and publishers protest book sales to Anthropic. Global Industry: At the Sharjah Publishers Conference, Bodour Al Qasimi called for cross-border unity as the sector considers its future. Book Trade: Irish bookshops are helping meet UK demand for Sally Rooney’s novels, while children’s laureates plan donations after UK sales of her books were halted. Digital Shift: Malaysia’s Media Mulia is placing nearly 100 employees on paid leave as it refocuses on digital, though it says its Utusan Malaysia and Kosmo! print editions will continue. De Anza College, meanwhile, plans to replace its campus bookstore with an online store and a small physical outlet.
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