Amazon Bought Rare Books, Scanned Them and Destroyed Originals: 404 Media
Amazon purchased printed books, including rare editions, removed their bindings, scanned the pages and destroyed the originals, according to 404 Media.
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According to 404 Media, Amazon has been acquiring printed books, stripping their bindings, digitizing the pages, and then destroying the physical copies. The purchases reportedly included rare print editions.
The report indicates that AI developers still need physical books as source material, and older texts are becoming increasingly valuable. The company has not commented in the provided excerpt.
Source: ForkLog