AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBooker Sales: Booksellers say the prize remains a powerful sales driver: last year’s winner, Flesh, saw sales jump 1,441% in the week after winning, while this year’s shortlist has already lifted visibility for its six titles. Publisher Fallout: Discounted copies of books first published by collapsed indie publisher Unbound are appearing online; author Tom Cox is urging readers to seek newer editions. Pan Macmillan has also withdrawn books by Russell Brand following his rape conviction. AI and Authorship: A Goncourt Prize winner’s admission of using AI in a novel is renewing questions about AI’s role in publishing. Book Fair: Sharjah International Book Fair has opened with 1.7 million books on offer.
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