Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton

tomshardware.com
September 24, 2026
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Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton, one 50-ton order sent to the US for AI scanning and destruction — multitude of suspicious bulk buys thought to end up in foreign AI scan and shred facilities Short-term boom could lead to a longer-term drought and removal of important works from circulation. Bookstores in Japan are enjoying a boom in sales right now....
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