Independent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI — sellers believe acquisitions are part of AI tech companies’ push to get more data

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Aug 12, 2026, 6:00 am93 ptsTrending
One independent book retailer in Galway, Ireland, received an online order for 5,000 books, which would be elating for many shop owners, especially at a time when people prefer shopping online from major platforms like Amazon or ditch physical books altogether and buy eBooks instead. However, according to The…

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