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How artificial intelligence is entering the book business: lawsuits against AI companies, licensing deals, regulation and use by publishers.

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  1. Oct 9, 2026· 8 min

    This week at Publitik: the panel now asks what you follow

    Interests that become alerts, an alerts centre you can adjust with Martha, password sign-in, a redesigned podcast and a much larger archive. What changed between October 2 and 9.

  2. Oct 1, 2026· 8 min

    What it took to build Martha

    Martha researches Publitik's archive and shows the sources behind every answer. Here is what had to be built before she could answer her first question.

  3. May 15, 2026· 5 min

    Taxation, AI, and power: the publishing market on three fronts

    The book sector faces exceptional taxation in 2026, publishers sue Meta over AI training, and authors reorganize editorial power.

  4. May 9, 2026· 7 min

    Asia rewrites the contract between publisher, author, and machine

    AI, manga, and derivatives open three simultaneous fronts in the Asian publishing market. What changes when technology meets a mature industry.

  5. May 8, 2026· 5 min

    Consolidation, content, and confrontation: the week on three fronts

    Křetínský advances on Fnac, Hachette expands into cinema, and publishers confront Meta over AI book usage. A weekly overview.

  6. Apr 29, 2026· 7 min

    Three fronts open in the publishing market — what the panel revealed in recent weeks

    Editorial freedom under pressure, a crisis in book retail, and AI impacting the production chain. These three fronts emerged simultaneously in at least nine countries.