Amazon Proposes Publisher Content Licensing Marketplace

Amazon is exploring a marketplace to let publishers license content to AI companies, The Information reported Monday, positioning it alongside AWS offerings such as Bedrock and Quick Suite ahead of an AWS conference Tuesday. The initiative, following Microsoft's recent Publisher Content Marketplace, aims to address disputes over compensation for content used in model training and arrives as Amazon commits $200 billion in 2026 capex; analysts project the AI-driven content market to grow at a 39.1% CAGR through 2029.