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A bestselling author's book was stolen by an agency and relaunched as their own using AI, sparking concern over intellectual property theft and AI misuse in the publishing industry.
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The thread discusses a dilemma between preferring ebooks for environmental reasons and paper books due to reader preference. It highlights the tension between sustainability and reader habits in the publishing industry.
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The thread discusses authors from Grasset facing pressure to leave France to avoid compromising their integrity, highlighting concerns about editorial independence and political influence in the publishing industry.
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The thread discusses why a book titled "365人の仕事の教科書" became a mega hit despite being a dull, 420-page book, as explained by a senior editor in a business magazine. The post highlights the factors behind its commercial success.