“In 2023, Jeff Besos and I developed eBook DDoS, a tool that creates short novels with random themes and authorship. It takes approximately 75 seconds to generate a layout pdf file of between 24 and 36 pages and a cover image. We want to share the source code and some reflections on the process with anyone who wants to use it to play with shitpublishing.”
“Our goal of flooding Amazon with ebook spam has been achieved despite us and with far greater repercussions than expected. Looking for a way to make money or become a writer, thousands of people are already flooding Amazon with low-content literature that promises to turn Amazon into a dumping ground for quick self-publishing and low-quality books, only looking to hook some clueless buyer. There was no need for hacker publishing experimentation to flood Amazon with junk. The goal of the project had been accomplished before we even began to think about it.”
“Amazon has started to regulate ai-generated content in their publications in an effort to navigate the flooding of their servers. Does it mean that the project has been a success? I don’t know. From the beginning, we knew this hacking act was more of a trolling game than a real attack on Amazon, but still, Amazon now has to deal with an avalanche of junk books. It won’t mean the end of the Amazon empire, but it is a nuisance for the company. At least we have that.”
https://networkcultures.org/longform/2024/04/10/ebook-ddos-reflections-on-spam-publishing
