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Is an AI company buying up all the used books? (Part 2: Maybe yes, actually.)
#109 updates the record on AI companies and used book buying
17th Aug 2026
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Three "flavors" explain the different ways people love books. | #104
I’m Charlie Becker, a second-generation bookseller building an AI tool for used bookstores out of my family’s store in Houston, Texas.
9th Jun 2026
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2 votes
Is an AI company buying up all the used books? (I don’t think so, not this time.) | #103
But no matter what, the Library of Alexandria is still burning.
10th May 2026
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1 votes
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Everyone is Made of Glass
I always liked stories about eccentric royals doing mad things. Queen Christina of Sweden reportedly had a miniature cannon made for firing tiny cannonballs at fleas in her bedroom. Louis XIV made a proto-reality-show of his daily routines, allowing an audience of courtiers the honor of watching him dress, bathe, and use the toilet. Peter the Great famously returned from […]
3 hours ago
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1 votes
(Re)insurance Vendors, AI-native underwriters and incumbent platforms
The (Re)insurance AI Landscape
2 days ago
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1 votes
Every initiation is necessary
to become the version of yourself needed in the next chapter
5 days ago
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1 votes
