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# We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books\. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

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**Published:** 2026-08-17T13:44:23.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** amazon, llm, data

## Summary

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49330742>)