Are AI-generated books much of a problem outside of Kindle?

ownedbycats · 09-22-2024, 12:33 AM

Pretty much everything I've read about the flood of AI-genned books seems to specifically mention Amazon/Kindle.

However, I can't sure whether that's because it's a problem specifically with Kindle in specific (especially with Unlimited) or because most people just sort of default to Kindle when they think of eReaders and eBook platforms.

Does anyone have more information about whether or not it's an issue with just the Kindle platform, or whether it's affecting other platforms? I've definitely seen AI-genned book covers on the Kobo store, but unsure about the books themselves.

DNSB · 09-22-2024, 01:14 AM

There have been more that a few AI generated books on Kobo. A bit less of a problem than with Amazon due to some of differences between how author payouts are determined between KU and K+.

I suspect the "authors" checking out Kobo are hoping to avoid some of the rules that Amazon has added and the increased scrutiny they are giving books before publishing them.

09-22-2024, 12:33 AM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 9,392 Karma: 64441811 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Are AI-generated books much of a problem outside of Kindle? Pretty much everything I've read about the flood of AI-genned books seems to specifically mention Amazon/Kindle. However, I can't sure whether that's because it's a problem specifically with Kindle in specific (especially with Unlimited) or because most people just sort of default to Kindle when they think of eReaders and eBook platforms. Does anyone have more information about whether or not it's an issue with just the Kindle platform, or whether it's affecting other platforms? I've definitely seen AI-genned book covers on the Kobo store, but unsure about the books themselves. Last edited by ownedbycats; 09-22-2024 at 12:53 AM.

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09-22-2024, 01:14 AM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 40,013 Karma: 154919858 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	There have been more that a few AI generated books on Kobo. A bit less of a problem than with Amazon due to some of differences between how author payouts are determined between KU and K+. I suspect the "authors" checking out Kobo are hoping to avoid some of the rules that Amazon has added and the increased scrutiny they are giving books before publishing them.

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