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Publisher NewsSweden'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.
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News
Dutch Publisher’s AI Translation Plan Sparks Industry Concern
The recently announced plan from Veen Bosch & Keuning, the major Dutch publisher bought by Simon & Schuster in May, to use artificial intelligence for English-language translations has prompted pushback from industry organizations.
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Sharjah Book Fair
How Copyright Clearance Center’s Michael Healy Advocates for 'Responsible AI'
In a rapidly evolving publishing landscape, the executive director of the CCC is taking the lead on addressing one of the industry’s most pressing concerns: the use of copyrighted material in artificial intelligence systems.
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Shows & Events
Educating Global Publishers About BookTok and Meta
Andrea Chambers, associate dean of the Center for Publishing and Applied Liberal Arts at the NYU School of Professional Studies, argues that understanding Facebook and TikTok is an essential element in a publisher's education.
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Publisher News
The 2024 PW Publishing Industry Salary & Jobs Report
This year’s report, based on 632 responses to our annual survey, reveals the beginnings of a generational shift in publishing, and continuing unease about AI.
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Content / e-books
Rebind Reimagines Classic Literature with AI Enhancement
The new enhanced e-book platform launched with five titles, including 'Dubliners' and 'The Great Gatsby,' that offer expert video commentary and an AI chatbot users can query. Plans are to publish two new titles per month.
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Apps
Goodreads Cofounder Launches Smashing, a Content Curation App
Otis Chandler, cofounder and former CEO of Goodreads, is among those who have launched Smashing, a new reading app that will provide a daily feed of news, podcasts, and social media posts based on users’ interests.
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Publisher News
Publishers Sign Petition Condemning ‘Theft’ by AI Companies
Technology collaborations "are a key part of publishing," said AAP president and CEO Maria Pallante, in a statement on the petition, "but they are built on lawful licenses and respect, not a land grab.”
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Business Deals
Wiley Creates AI Partnership Program
Under Wiley AI Partnerships, the company will work with start-ups and scale-ups to develop AI tools that will help researchers use AI responsibly and effectively in their work.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: Clio Books Offers an AI Solution for Reluctant Writers
The new publishing company combines AI-generated prompts with human creativity and editing, aiming to help authors—particularly busy professionals—transform their ideas into submission-ready manuscripts.
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Audio Books
ACX Testing AI Program to Replicate Narrators Voices
Under the initiative, narrators will be able submit a sample voice recording for free to ACX, which will turn it into a replica of the participant’s own voice.
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Financial Reporting
Wiley Wraps Up Divestiture Program, Looks at AI Opportunities
The company it has completed the sale of three companies and saw gains from recent AI partnerships in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, with CEO Matthew Kissner promising that Wiley is prepared to "move decisively on AI opportunities."
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Publisher News
Authors Sue AI Firm Anthropic for Copyright Infringement
The complaint accuses Anthropic of using a dataset dubbed “the Pile,” which allegedly includes a trove of pirated works, to develop its Claude AI product.
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Publisher News
Audible Is Beta Testing AI-Powered Search
Audible.com has launched Maven, an AI-powered feature that allows users to search for audiobooks using natural language queries. The new tool is currently in beta and available to select U.S. customers.
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Content / e-books
Scribd and Everand Introduce AI-Powered Book Discovery
Digital content subscription service Scribd has announced the beta release of Ask AI, a new artificial intelligence tool designed to make it faster and easier to search for and find content across its Scribd and Everand platforms.
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Publisher News
U.S. Copyright Office Releases Part One of AI Report, Calls for New Legislation
From “AI-generated musical performances to robocall impersonations of political candidates to images in pornographic videos,” the report acknowledges that “a new era of sophisticated digital replicas has arrived.”
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Content / e-books
How an AI-Driven Publishing Model Enabled Thad McIlroy's New Book
The author, a contributing editor at 'PW' covering the intersection of technology and the book business, used AI to help him launch his new book, 'The AI Revolution in Book Publishing'—in 32 languages and six audiobook formats on the same day.
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Publisher News
Colin Kaepernick Launches AI-Based Self-Publishing Platform
The former NFL quarterback turned civil rights activist, who founded his own publishing company in 2020, has launched Lumi, an AI-based platform providing authors and other creatives with another alternative to traditional publishing.
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Content / e-books
LexisNexis Offers Nexis+ AI for Enhanced Corporate Research
Nexis+ AI, a new generative AI-powered platform from LexisNexis, seeks to balance technical innovation with respect for content creators' rights.
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Copyright
CCC Launches Collective Licensing for AI
Copyright Clearance Center has launched a collective licensing solution for the internal use of copyrighted materials in artificial intelligence systems, with the aim of providing streamlined, legal means to use content and compensate creators.
