BREAKING
Ferriss: ~80% fewer print copies by 2026
Print copies vs 2022
2023
5
2024
13
2025
46
2026
80
Blame: LLMs as the new how-to interface
0
%
adult nonfiction YoY
0
%
self-help drop
0
s
LLM custom protocol
What AI replaces vs what survives
Replaced
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Lookup-table info
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Choose-your-own-adventure how-to
Survives
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Experience and story
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Voice and taste
Don't panic, write longer books
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Author Tim Ferriss says his book catalog is on pace for roughly 80 percent fewer print copies in 2026 versus 2022.