https://nitter.1d4.us/clarkesworld/status/1627711728245960704

  • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    yeah it is pretty long. The short version is that there is a scam where you pay ghost writers to write a shitty book and then you put it on audible for passive income

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      Ah. I've heard of this. Amazon has the same problem.

      But it's a problem virtually every publishing house has. The issue isn't with volume of dud submissions. It's with paying slush readers to wade through crap content in search of the gems.

      The thing that costs money - people with a modicum of taste curating content - is still a thing publishers can't automate away. AI just amplifies the burden on the publishing side.