Why Publishing Mogul Stephen Rubin Remains Cheerful… Even If 85% of Books Could Have Been Written by a Chatbot
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In this episode, Andrew talks to former publishing mogul (Bantam, Doubleday, Transworld, Henry Holt, and Simon & Schuster) Stephen Rubin, author of Words and Music, about why he remains optimistic about the future of the book business—even though, he acknowledges, 85 percent of published books could have been written by a chatbots.
Stephen Rubin joined Bantam Books in 1984 after a decade-plus career in journalism. Named president and publisher of Doubleday in 1990, he remained there until 2009, interrupted by a three-year stint in London as chairman of Transworld Publishers. He served as president and publisher of Henry Holt until 2020, and currently he is a consulting publisher for Simon & Schuster.
