I want to talk to ChatGPT about books—granularly reference, make outlines, debate core points, expand on topics, etc.

I would easily pay $20 per book to do this. Why can't OpenAI facilitate that txn, and why wouldn't authors be open to it?

The alternative (pirating) feels like limewire before iTunes came around.

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Its a frustration of mine as well. I'd especially like to query and discuss across all the books in my library. 

I bet it becomes possible once books onchain becomes a thing.

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Technically, Web2 platforms could support AI queries for books - but it would introduce new costs and cut into margins. It’s unclear it would boost sales unless it becomes table stakes across the industry.

Maybe it happens. But large-scale adoption is more likely to come from new entrants. An onchain-native player would have more tools for query-level rev share than a Web2 platform like Amazon could realistically support, making it more palatable to authors and publishers

Why does crypto have anything to do with it?

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