The Lucrative World of Literary Scams(thedial.world)
56 points by samclemens | 8 comments
A reported essay in The Dial by Snigdha Poonam investigating AI-assisted scams targeting authors, such as fake book clubs, publishers, and agents.
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4 stories tagged authors, newest first.
Neal Stephenson responds with wit and humor (2004)(slashdot.org)
60 points by jdkee | 25 comments
A 2004 Slashdot interview in which author Neal Stephenson answers reader-submitted questions, starting with one on hacking tools and the Second Amendment.
I canceled my book deal(austinhenley.com)
583 points by azhenley | 326 comments
Blog post by CMU professor Austin Henley explaining why he canceled his book deal for a book on challenging programming projects.
I would rather see my books get pirated than this(janefriedman.com)
697 points by ilamont | 403 comments
Blog post by author Jane Friedman about AI-generated books falsely sold under her name on Amazon and listed on Goodreads, and the platforms' reluctance to remove them.