Wiley Made $49 Million Licensing Books to AI Companies in Fiscal 2026
Academic publisher Wiley reported $49 million in AI licensing revenue in fiscal 2026, driving a 163 percent jump in net income while total revenue stayed flat.

Academic publisher Wiley reported $49 million in AI licensing revenue in fiscal 2026, driving a 163 percent jump in net income while total revenue stayed flat.
Hachette, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier, Cengage and Scott Turow filed suit against Meta on May 5, 2026, alleging 267 terabytes of books pirated from LibGen.
Hachette cancelled a novel over AI suspicions. Then its CEO warned against an AI witch hunt. Publishing has no clear rules, and writers are paying the price.