Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?

Something mysterious has been happening in the world of secondhand books. Over the last few months independent booksellers have been observing a strange pattern of purchases which have seen scores of their novels being shipped to far-off warehouses. In a typical week, Stuart Manley, from Barter Books, in Northumberland, would sell two or three thousand books. But one recent single bulk order from a Canadian company equalled what he would expect to move in seven days.

Booksellers are reporting mysterious bulk orders. It's thought the books are being used to train AI - and ending up pulped.

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