AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI & Copyright: The UK budget earmarked £15m for children’s books but left AI copyright unresolved. Publishers are urging ministers to oppose Meta using their work to train AI models. Industry Debate: Publishers from across Asia gathered in Seoul to discuss AI’s impact on books, as concerns grow over how to identify AI-written work and protect readers’ trust. Reading Trends: Horror book sales are up 30% on all of 2025, according to Nielsen, suggesting the genre’s appeal stretches beyond Halloween. Bookshops: Persephone Books has reopened a London shop, while two independent bookstores are set to open in California’s Santa Cruz County. Author Watch: South African romance writer Coral Hart is facing criticism for using AI in books she says have sold a million copies.
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