Something strange has been happening in the world of used books. Sales are up, but booksellers were initially confused about who was behind the purchases. We talked to one bookseller who decided to solve this mystery herself. WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/melissa-korn?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Melissa Korn</a> explains why at least some of the books are being <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/ais-need-for-content-has-put-rare-book-dealers-in-a-bind-1ac5a053?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_2?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">bought, and then destroyed, by AI companies</a>. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Jessica Mendoza</a> hosts.
Further Listening:

- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Pi9UcPhqtZoGG4d1hkZNb?si=1d50662297494b66">AI Loves Reddit, but Redditors Aren’t So Sure</a>
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qVnn8IdoyS2mcv0VqzgvG?si=f12e91017c7a40da">Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In. </a>
Sign up for WSJ’s free <a href="https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">What’s News newsletter</a>.
 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Podurama

Home

Trending

Personal

Your Podcasts

New Episodes

My Files

Favourite Episodes

Tags (Folders)

Recently Played

Bookmarks

Followed Playlists

AI Companies Are Buying and Destroying Used Books

The Journal.

AI Chapters

AI Insights

Reviews