This is an aside titled 'He Wrote 200,000 Books (but Computers Did Some of the Work)' dated 4/15/08
Prof. Philip Parker has developed computer algorithms that collect publicly available information on a given subject, turn them into books that are then printed on demand or delivered digitally. “Mr. Parker has generated more than 200,000 books, as an advanced search on Amazon.com under his publishing company shows, making him, in his own words, “the most published author in the history of the planet.” And he makes money doing it.”





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