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Research·6d ago·all news from August 15, 2026

AI-generated books are flooding Amazon and tanking sales for human authors

AI-generated content now accounts for one-fifth of Amazon's self-published catalog, though these titles capture only 12 percent of total sales revenue. As the influx of automated books correlates with declining earnings for human authors across most genres, this data may provide critical evidence for plaintiffs in ongoing copyright litigation regarding market harm.

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