---
format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1"
id: "248c74532a4432bff2163333030f9f10222e76b0903d933cc3e662d7f73c01a9"
canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/248c7453?lang=en"
title: "Amazon, which started off selling books, is destroying rare texts to train AI"
lang: "en"
requested_lang: "en"
available_langs: ["en","vi"]
translation_fallback: null
fallback_fields: []
published_at: "2026-08-17T18:10:16.000Z"
category: "Industry"
topics: ["amazon","llm","data"]
source_urls: ["https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/amazon-once-an-online-bookseller-is-destroying-rare-books-to-train-ai-models/","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335216"]
summary: "Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever's available online."
---

# Amazon, which started off selling books, is destroying rare texts to train AI

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/248c7453?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-08-17T18:10:16.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** amazon, llm, data

## Summary

Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever's available online\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/amazon-once-an-online-bookseller-is-destroying-rare-books-to-train-ai-models/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335216>)