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

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3rprx2wl4o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49310725 Points: 42 # Comments: 40

Published by Hacker News Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:08:55 GMT

Where: London

Exact coordinates

london: 51.510, -0.130

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A close-up of book spines on a wooden shelf with a BBC News logo. AI-written description A generic or stock image — The image shows generic books on shelves which is consistent with the topic but does not confirm the specific event or cause mentioned in the headline, and the analyst explicitly judged it to be a generic stock image.

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