ChatGPT sparks sales of AI-powered e-books on Amazon

ChatGPTchat bot Open AI, continues to set the times when it comes to technology and continues to break into other industries. His latest exploit is that he increased the sales of e-books written in artificial intelligence V Amazon, one of the most popular marketplaces in the world. The ability to create texts that appear to be human-made has led her to become the axis of a new movement of writers who are using AI to develop their projects.

According to the agency Reutersin mid-February, there were already more than 200 e-books in the store set on fire from Amazon they had in their loans ChatGPT as an author or co-author. Some of the most popular works include “How to write and create content with ChatGPT, The Power of Homework And to a collection of poems called “Echo of the Universe”.

The development of this type of e-book has been such that Amazon marked a new sub-genre that unites all these copies: “Books on the use ChatGPTfully written ChatGPT”.

New opportunities for authors or a hidden danger?

In his report Reuters illuminates history Brett SheeklerNew York salesman and amateur writer who always dreamed of writing and publishing a book, but didn’t get the chance until ChatGPT It was released last November 2022. “The idea of ​​writing a book finally seemed possible. I thought, “I can do it.”the American said.

Shikler managed to create “Wise Squirrel: A Tale of Savings and Investments”30-page illustrated children’s e-book, in just a few hours through the platform Open AI. After that, the author put it up for sale in January through samizdat Amazon.com priced at $2.99 ​​or $9.99 in print. Though it’s brought in less than $100 so far, Shikler says it’s enough to push him to create other books with the tool, and that he “can see people make careers with it.”

Although the power of this AI is enormous and it is not clear how many books it can create, there are doubts about its authenticity. Portal in the past CNET conducted an experiment to make sure that ChatGPT learn to write by scanning millions of pre-existing pages of text to generate blocks of text, resulting in obvious plagiarism and a significant number of errors.

Is ChatGPT a threat to mainstream authors?

The advent of e-books created ChatGPT and published through Kindle Direct Publishing from Amazon It attracted the attention of thousands of Internet users. On platforms like TikTok, Youtube And Reddit You can already find dozens of tutorials that explain how to create art with AI. with various themes. “These books will flood the market and many authors will lose their jobs. There needs to be transparency from authors and platforms about how these books are made, otherwise we will end up with a lot of low quality books.”said Mary Rasenbergerexecutive director of the Writers Guild Authors Guild.

Reuters noted in his report that, after consulting with the company, Amazon didn’t say if he plans to change or revise his store’s policy set on fire about the use of AI or other automated writing tools by authors. “All books in the store must comply with our content policies, including compliance with intellectual property rights and all other applicable laws.”said Lindsey Hamiltonrepresentative Amazonby email.

While some writers are somewhat concerned about their future due to the popularity of this chatbot, the truth is that there are those who do not see it as a threat. For example, Mark Dawson – an author who claims to have sold millions of copies through Kindle Direct PublishingHe mentioned the following:

“Merit plays a role in how books are recommended to other readers. If a book gets bad reviews because of boring writing, it will quickly sink.”.

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