AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAI in Publishing: HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette are using AI for marketing copy, publicity emails and cover art even as publishers reject some AI-assisted manuscripts, a WIRED investigation reports. At Frankfurt, publishers also debated AI’s uses and risks, while human-authored book labels gained traction. Global Rights: Frankfurt Book Fair wrapped with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade awarded to lawyer and author Philippe Sands. Arab Voices, a new platform showcasing 200 books from 22 countries, aims to help Arabic writers find translation deals; Qatari publishers also used the fair to sell rights abroad. Book News: Bloomsbury will add books on Minerva McGonagall and Fred and George Weasley to its Harry Potter collection in February 2027. Anne Carson’s Nobel win sent her book sales soaring in South Korea, where one bookseller reported a 138-fold jump.
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