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Amazon Linked to Las Vegas Unit That Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training

Reporting raises fresh questions about transparency, copyright and the loss of rare physical copies.

Opaque Market for Pre‑2022 Books Raises Alarm Over Destructive AI Scanning

Judge Certifies Record $1.5 Billion Anthropic Copyright Settlement

Major Publishers and Scott Turow Sue Meta and Zuckerberg Over Llama’s Use of Pirated Books

Russia Questions Head of Top Publisher in LGBT 'Extremism' Case

Eksmo CEO Detained in Extremism Case Tied to LGBT Titles

ALA Reports Record Book Bans in 2025 as Coordinated Challenges Surge

Paramount Launches In-House Book Imprint to Expand Franchises and Create New IP

Simon & Schuster Names Amazon Veteran Greg Greeley as CEO

Frankfurt Book Fair Names Carlsen CEO Joachim Kaufmann as 2026 Successor to Juergen Boos

Germany's Culture Committee Chair Seeks AI Disclosure Label for Books

Germany’s Bookshops Fall 24% Since 2018 as Sector Revenue Rises

Anthropic Reaches $1.5 Billion Deal With Authors Over Pirated Books

Anthropic Agrees to At Least $1.5 Billion Settlement in Pirated-Books Case, Bars China-Controlled Entities

Court Confirms Fair Use for Anthropic’s AI Training and Finds Its Pirated E-Book Downloads Infringing

Amazon Cuts Fewer Than 100 Roles in Kindle and Goodreads Units

Major Publishers Sue Idaho Over Controversial Book Ban Law

AI Tool 'Demandsens' Aims to Transform Book Sales Predictions

Debate Intensifies Over Big Tech's Threat to Democracy

Penguin Random House Prohibits AI Training with New Copyright Clause