NYT
How A.I. Books Sneak Their Way Into Stores
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Major booksellers including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and others have implemented different policies for handling books generated through artificial intelligence. Amazon allows AI-generated books on its platform but requires authors to disclose AI involvement in their listings. Barnes and Noble has not publicly announced a blanket policy on AI-generated works. The volume of AI-generated book submissions has increased significantly over the past two years.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/books/ai-bookselling-amazon.html