TL, DR: Use the "Wayback Machine"

This forum has been running for at least 18 years, and some of the pages our posts link to go offline every day.

If you click on a link in an old post and get "page not found", don't assume you can't read that page.

There's a good chance the linked page was saved by the Internet Archive.

To find out, and to read the archived page if so:

1. Copy the link URL
2. Go to https://web.archive.org in your web browser
3. Paste the link URL into the search bar at the top center of https://web.archive.org
4. If it was backed up, you will see a timeline with black bars at each time that page was saved
5. Click on the year you want (for news articles, I suggest the oldest year)
6. In the calendar displayed for that year, hover your mouse over a blue dot
(it will display the backup times in a popup window)
7. Click on the time of the backup you want

For an illustrated version of the above, you can go to:
WikiHow article: Use the Internet Archive Wayback Machine

The official video tutorial is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ts1tu1BiSuY&t=602

and the official help page, here:
https://help.archive.org/help/using-the-wayback-machine/

SUGGESTION: If you are putting a link in your post, and want to be sure that
the Internet Archive backs up the linked page, you can go to
https://web.archive.org and post the link into the "Save Page Now" box
at bottom right. You will also have to click on the "Save Page Now" button
on the resulting page.

TL; DR:

That promising new survival ebook you see may have been largely written by AI, particularly if the publisher is listed as "Publifye AS", and the release date is this year.

Look to see if the author's name is followed by "and AI", and search for the title on Google Books: If Google Books appends ", AI" to the author's name, it probably was.

Details:

I was initially pleased to find an 81-page 2025 ebook devoted to signal mirrors (my obsession) by "Serena Vaughn" in the Kindle store on Amazon [1]. But, as I read it I found it very vague and containing critical misinformation.

I began to suspect that it was written by AI, and the "Disclaimer" buried a few pages before the end confirmed it.

I was peeved that the sales page on "Amazon" failed to mention the use of AI, and I posted a 2 star review saying so. A few hours later, the sales page for that book disappeared. I know I'm not making this up, though, because I saved an archival link[2] as a precaution, and the ebook is still on my device.

I noted at the time on the Amazon page for that "author" that they had published at least 30 books in March 2025, on a wide array of topics, nine released on March 12, 2025. That page also disappeared overnight [archive link at [3]].

However, I still find 125 books released in 2025 if I put the search string below into Google Books:
publifye "Serena Vaughn"
and they are apparently purchasable on Google Play, e.g.:

https://play.google.com/store/books/deta...search_viewport

I searched the Amazon Kindle store today for books by that publisher ("Publifye"), and I see only 13 titles remaining, each of which has "and AI" after the author's name.

Digging further, I discovered that AI "aided" books were being produced at such a rate that Amazon set a limit of 3 books/day/author[4].

I wondered how many books the publisher, "Publifye AS", had put out discussing signal mirrors, so I did a Google Books search for:
"signal mirror" publifye

Google Books thoughtfully added the text string:
, AI
after the name of each "author" - something to check

I got 50 hits, all published this year - since many of them have titles targeted at our group,
I list a representative sample below.

Emergency Signalling:

Yves Earhart, AI, "Signal for Rescue", Publifye AS, Jan 13, 2025
Evelyn Foster, AI, "Emergency Signal Methods", Publifye AS, Publifye AS, Feb 19, 2025
Oliver Scott, AI, "Trail Signal Codes", Publifye AS, Apr 7, 2025
Jasper Quincy, AI, "Tarp Signal Deployment", Publifye AS, Apr 22, 2025

Survival:

Sage Earthkeeper, AI, "Underground Survival"", Publifye AS, Feb 15, 2025
Sebastian Farnham, AI, "Night Survival Guide" Publifye AS, Feb 19, 2025
Sage Earthkeeper, AI, "Wilderness Survival", Publifye AS, Feb 15, 2025
Glen Earthsong, AI, "Ocean Storm Survival", Publifye AS, Feb 27, 2025
Evelyn Foster, AI, "Basic Desert Survival", Publifye AS, Feb 19, 2025
Brook Clearwater, AI, "Arctic Survival", Publifye AS, Feb 15, 2025
Glen Naturewise, AI, "Marshland Survival", Publifye AS, Feb 15, 2025
Jasper Quincy, AI, "Extreme Weather Survival" Publifye AS, Apr 7, 2025

Jasper Quincy, AI, "Desert Gear Efficiency", Publifye AS, May 2, 2025
Liam Sharma, AI, "Survival Skills Guide", Publifye AS, Jan 13, 2025

[1] Serena Vaughn, AI, "Signal Mirror Angles", Publifye AS, Apr 22, 2025
{ https://books.google.com/books?id=amdJEQAAQBAJ }

[2]Amazon page was: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FKRX8GN4 {gone now}
Archived Amazon page: https://archive.ph/yhwPT

[3] Archive Amazon author page: https://archive.ph/4yvfc

[4] AI Is Cranking Out Books – Here’s How You Still Win as an Author in 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHnyFcntFtQ
(Amazon set a limit of 3 books/day/author)

This is for people in the US. Our country is changing. How are you changing your prep? Here are just some thoughts.

-- Less FEMA or government aid. I think we will have to expect to be on our own basically. I could see two changes: (1) increase the amount of supplies for "bug in" scenarios, because you may have to be on your own for a long time; (2) some scenarios that were previously regarded as "bug in" now may become "bug out" scenarios, because you may have to be on your own for so long that it's better to just get out ahead of the disaster.

-- Epidemic outbreaks. Vaccination rate will get lower in the future. Many CDC scientists have been/will be fired, leading to more epidemic outbreaks and less effective government response. What can we do as individuals? Should we redo/update our vaccination? Do we need to stock up on supplies in preparation for another covid-like outbreak?

-- Less accurate weather reports. NWS, NOAA, etc. are getting downsized, and that will lead to less accurate weather reports. I'm not sure how to respond to this one. I rely on tornado, hurricane, & other types of warnings, and this is not something that I can do on my own.

Removed by chaosmagnet.

There may be other things I overlooked. Please feel free to add to the list & suggest responses.

Saw this referenced at another site and it looks like a 'good deal' if you want to stock up on "survival food" items.

https://www.amazon.com/Wornick-Inspectio...ef_=as_li_ss_tl

I figure tucking away a few MREs for trips or whatever isn't a bad idea and I like the self contained / complete nature of the packages.

So, an associate is looking for some recommendations for books for so-called "doomsday" prep, including one or two specializing in an EMP/Hacking attack. While I have done these sort of preps for clients, I haven't read many such books because back when I did, I found many of them filled with BS or unrealistic. He wants to see what's involved besides talking to me. Any recommendations welcome. TIA.