AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoUK Publishing: Chancellor John Healey’s Budget includes £15 million for children’s books, but offers no clarity on copyright protection for AI. Textbook Changes: Syria’s new authorities have removed the Mona Lisa and ancient statues from schoolbooks and altered illustrations, drawing criticism over a conservative shift. Bookshops: Persephone Books has returned to London with a new shop, while romance readers are turning bookstores into fandom hubs that publishers hope to monetize. AI and Authorship: South African author Coral Hart’s claim of 370 AI-assisted books and a million sales has intensified debate; Bloomsbury says it does not want AI-written books. Sales and Rights: A South Korean bookstore rejected an offer to buy 100,000 books from a buyer identified only as a “data company.” In the UK, children’s authors are pledging royalties to Sally Rooney after her books were removed from sale.
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