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Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?

Secondhand book sales are going up. Some people think it is because of AI. Booksellers say they are getting big orders for books. They do not know who is buying them.

People think these books are used to train AI. The books might be pulped after. This means they are crushed and recycled. This is a mystery for booksellers.

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