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Surge in AI Books

·2026.04.20 07:36

Key point

Self-published books and the share of AI-written novels increased significantly in 2025.

Details

In 2025, self-published books grew from 2.5 million to 3.5 million, a 40% increase.

An analysis of a random sample of novels published in 2024–2025 found that,

  • about 20% were flagged by AI detection tools as having been substantially written by AI, and
  • the number of novels with a large share of AI-generated text also increased 41% year-over-year.
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