Tech writer Joanna Stern discovered 10 fake versions of her book *I Am Not a Robot* on Apple Books just days after the real thing was published. She removed the copies, but new ones appeared quickly.

New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill found a fake biography of herself on Amazon, one of thousands of AI‑written bios. The bio was wildly inaccurate, and the author, John Crane Miller, was fabricated.

The counterfeit e‑books mimic the original’s blue, yellow and red palette, priced between $9.99 and $20.99. Copies such as those by Sophie Mercer follow the same structure, designed to mislead readers into thinking they’re the original or a summary.

Best‑sellers like Lena Dunham’s *Famesick* and Haley Sacks’s *Future Rich Person* also have lookalikes, some using AI‑generated cover images. With Amazon’s print‑on‑demand, zero‑cost paperbacks add to the problem. The article warns that AI slop will only grow; best advice is to read reviews and samples before buying.