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Publisher NewsTaylor & Francis to Translate Books into English Using AI
The U.K.-based academic publisher has announced plans to use AI to translate books into English from languages that would otherwise have too small of an audience to justify paying for human translation.
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Content / e-books
The Audiobook Business Learns to Embrace AI
At a panel at this year’s London Book Fair, executives from Bookwire, Hachette, and Storytel examined AI’s impact on the audiobook market, opportunities the technology could create, and concerns over rights management and compensation.
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Copyright
Book Biz to Big Tech: Pay Up, Then We Can Make Up
Artificial intelligence is upending publishing, and industry leaders know there’s no end in sight. That’s why they plan to win key copyright lawsuits—then forge a path forward through Silicon Valley.
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Copyright
Publishers See Mixed Messages in Paris AI Summit
The just-concluded Artificial Intelligence Action Summit did not include copyright protection as one of its six top priorities, to the disappointment of the AAP, but did mention that protection of IP is worthy of “global reflection.”
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Publisher News
AAP, IPA Join Groups Calling for AI to Respect Copyright
The Association of American Publishers, under the auspices of the International Publishers Association, is among 38 international organizations that have released a joint statement calling for oversight and regulation of artificial intelligence development, especially in regard to respect for copyright and IP.
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Apps
Former PRH India Editor Develops AI-Powered Editorial Platform
Editrix, a new AI-powered editorial platform founded by Meru Gokhale, aims to provide automated developmental editing, structural editing, and inline editing capabilities for fiction and nonfiction manuscripts.
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News
Libraro Aims to Solve the Slush Pile Problem
The U.K. startup has launched a blockchain-powered platform that aims to ease manuscript discovery by connecting unpublished authors with publishing professionals and readers while providing engagement data to the industry.
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Copyright
New Government Report Addresses ‘Copyrightability’ of AI Works
A report from the U.S. Copyright Office determined that works purely generated by AI are not eligible to be copyrighted, but works created by human authors assisted by AI can be given copyright protection.
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Publisher News
Authors Guild Rolls Out ‘Human Authored’ Certification Program
The new certification, intended to counteract the proliferation of AI-generated books in online marketplaces, involves a public database for authors and publishers to register their books as having been penned by humans and not AI.
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Trade Shows
BolognaBookPlus to Host Inaugural AI Summit
The summit, slated for April 1, will feature speakers and sessions aimed at helping publishers leverage AI to their benefit and implement the technology responsibly.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
How Publishers Can Help AI Help Them
AI is going to be a catalyst that will allow people to come up with new business models and new ideas, says Circles of AI cofounder Rochelle Grayson—as long as it’s approached the right way.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
With the AI Revolution Underway, Copyright Law Must Evolve
The way our legal system approaches issues of intellectual property must change to meet the novel questions posed by new technology, argues publishing industry analyst Christopher Kenneally.
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Content / e-books
Created by Humans AI Rights Platform Launches for Authors
The startup, launched by Scribd cofounder Trip Adler, has unveiled its AI rights licensing platform for authors, which allows for the licensing of AI training rights and reference rights.
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Licensing
Authors Guild Reinforces Its Position on AI Licensing
In a statement released Friday, the Guild reasserted its position that authors should have control over the licensing of AI rights to their work.
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Publisher News
HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray Talks Hot Print Book Sales and AI
Deluxe editions of popular titles are driving sales of print books this holiday season, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said at a December 10 media conference, adding that the company is looking into how it might use various AI-driven products to enhance its business.
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Copyright
U.K. Authors Weigh In on AI Licensing in New Survey
Many writers are open to having their works used to train AI models, provided that they give permission and receive fair compensation and credit, according to a survey of 13,574 members of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society in the U.K.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
How Digital Innovation Both Strengthens and Threatens the Book Business
More than 320 publishing-related tech startups, nearly all of them AI-related, have launched over the past two years. What impact they will have on the book business remains uncertain.
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Copyright
An AI Licensing Primer for Book Publishers
Columnist Ken Brooks argues that when it comes to licensing deals with AI companies, publishers should strike while the iron is hot.
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Publisher News
Agents, Authors Question HarperCollins AI Deal
HarperCollins has become the first Big Five publisher to strike an AI licensing deal, which authors and agents appear to be approaching with caution, skepticism, and a measure of hope.
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Publisher News
Sweden's Nuanxed Promises Fast, Accurate AI Book Translations
Nuanxed is a publishing service that combines the use of AI translation tools with human editing and proofing. The company has produced more than 800 translations and worked with publishers ranging from Blackstone to HarperCollins.
