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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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1 votes
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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