SMRTR AIAug 17, 2026Reddit

AI-generated books are flooding Amazon and tanking sales for human authors

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AI-generated books now make up 20% of Amazon's catalog but earn only 11.3% of revenue, yet their growing presence is hurting human authors. Revenue per book dropped in seven of eight genres even for titles with no AI content, suggesting market dilution. Top-selling AI books also show heavy overlap with rare language from published works, providing new evidence supporting copyright lawsuits against AI companies.

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