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Amazon and Goodreads must take steps to combat the flood of AI-generated content that will mislead readers and damage author reputations.
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Ross Van Pelt /Courtesy of Jane FriedmanJane Friedman is somewhat of an expert in the publishing industry.Over the last 25 years, Friedman authored or contributed to 10 books on the industry, edited multiple newsletters to help writers get published and navigate the business, and held media professor positions at two universities. Last year, Digital Book World even named her Publishing Commentator of the Year.So when a reader emailed Friedman Sunday night ab
Jane Friedman discovered half a dozen books being sold under her name on Amazon that she never wrote. What happened next was any writer’s nightmare.