For years, individuals have churned out “summaries” of popular books with little to no original content.

A growing number of publishers and so-called “authors” specialize in the vendor slurry business.

One example is IRB Media, which hashundreds of bookson Hoopla all AI-generated summaries of pre-existing titles.

AI-generated books have overrun public libraries, with no easy solution in sight

Lending such worthless content costs libraries money while delivering a disappointing, AI-powered reading experience.