The Book News is Generally… Good?

There is so much to complain about in the book world at the current moment, from Amazon’s stranglehold on book retail to the increasing usage of generative AI to replace writers and artists of all kinds. But you’re reading this column on Thursday; I turned it in on Tuesday, Election Day. I have no idea […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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[ PC World | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The New York Times | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AllThingsD | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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