This is very interesting (it's by the owner of an independent bookshop, via an interview taken from 'Don't give up on your dreams, even if you've ignored them for a while...'):
I can see a world where bookshops like mine might actually benefit from the assault of AI on the book industry. Books that can claim to be AI-free will be what people come to independent bookshops for, and only real authors can be available for events. We already sell our books at the RRP, so we’re the retailers who have always been used to paying more for our stock. It’s never about piling anything high or offering bargain prices, so the option of cheap AI stock won’t be as tempting to us as to the huge retailers who will saves thousands or millions by embracing it.
Both a positive and a negative regarding AI-produced books. What are your thoughts?
I can see a world where bookshops like mine might actually benefit from the assault of AI on the book industry. Books that can claim to be AI-free will be what people come to independent bookshops for, and only real authors can be available for events. We already sell our books at the RRP, so we’re the retailers who have always been used to paying more for our stock. It’s never about piling anything high or offering bargain prices, so the option of cheap AI stock won’t be as tempting to us as to the huge retailers who will saves thousands or millions by embracing it.
Both a positive and a negative regarding AI-produced books. What are your thoughts?
