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Re:Programmer creates 800,000 books algorithmically, starts ... by philparker on Friday December 14, 2012 @08:51PM (#4924317)
Phil Parker here. Interesting posts. Here are some links that can clarify for some: Here is a piece about reaching underserved subjects/languages: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-jarvis/davos-2011-too-lit... Here is a current project dealing with agriculture: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/campus-in-abu-dh... Here is a poetry project (graph theoric stuff): http://totopoetry.com/poetry/credits/edgepoetry.htm

My favorite page: http://www.totopoetry.com/search.asp?word=truth I have used this approach to write definitions as well (www.websters-online-dictionary.org) The following contrasts definitions of zealously: 1. In a zealous manner. [Human] 2. In an enthusiastic, fervid, ardent or fervent manner. [graph theoretic] 3. In a fanatical manner. [graph theoretic]

A vid on fiction automation: http://vimeo.com/17168987 A debate/reaction amongst literature people: http://www.thepassivevoice.com/10/2012/can-robots-really-wri... Cheers Phil p.s. most of the “books” are used by businesses in narrow markets, and are econometrically estimated, not compiled from internet sources.

Re:Programmer creates 800,000 books algorithmically, starts ... by Magenta on Friday December 14, 2012 @09:07PM (#4924349)
Phil! Is that Phil Phil or motion-capture salamander Phil?
Re:Programmer creates 800,000 books algorithmically, starts ... by philparker on Friday December 14, 2012 @10:40PM (#4924526)
Of course!
Re:Programmer creates 800,000 books algorithmically, starts ... by bangbang on Friday December 14, 2012 @08:56PM (#4924326)
Do you not see your texts as noise in the literary signal?
Re:Programmer creates 800,000 books algorithmically, starts ... by philparker on Friday December 14, 2012 @09:31PM (#4924400)
In many of the langauges/subjects we work in there is very little content published. We avoid areas where there are substanial titles availability already.
Re:Programmer creates 800,000 books algorithmically, starts ... by fla on Saturday December 15, 2012 @07:25AM (#4925190)
Of course, otherwise buyers would compare your content to real books ;)
Re:Programmer creates 800,000 books algorithmically, starts ... by tejaswidp on Friday December 14, 2012 @10:16PM (#4924485)
could you tell us how many books have you been able to sell on amazon?
Re:Programmer creates 800,000 books algorithmically, starts ... by philparker on Friday December 14, 2012 @10:41PM (#4924529)
We've done about 1 million titles, 1.2 million poems, thousands of vids and games, etc.