Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as AI firms buy books by the ton

Used bookstores in Japan report a fivefold jump in sales, with bulk orders of hundreds of books a day and a 50-ton consignment shipped to the US for AI scanning and destruction. Buyers mostly order philosophy, history, medicine and law, with shipments directed to a logistics center in Okayama Prefecture.

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Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as AI firms buy books by the ton

Some stores report fivefold sales growth, selling hundreds of books per day
A 50-ton consignment of Japanese books was sent to the US for scanning and pulping
Orders are routed to a logistics center in Okayama Prefecture; operator declined comment
Bulk buyers favor philosophy, history, medicine and law over novels and manga

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