The internet of agents is rising fast, and publishers are nowhere near ready

Imagine you owned a bookstore. Most of your revenue depends on customers coming in and buying books, so you set up different aspects of the business around that activity. You might put low-cost “impulse buy” items near the checkout or start selling coffee as a convenience. You might even partner with publishers to put displays of popular bestsellers in high-visibility locations in the story to drive sales.

Now imagine one day a robot comes in to buy books on behalf of someone. It ignores the displays...