Book publishers are notorious for being very whiny. One need only look into the history of paperback books to see how interesting their arguments can be. That they would want to squash lending comes as no real surprise. I swear, if they could remove second hand sales, they would.
I'll also note I amusingly mixed up IA with AI, such that I was very confused on how the story was relevant to the headline here. :D
I'll also note I amusingly mixed up IA with AI, such that I was very confused on how the story was relevant to the headline here. :D