-
U.S. Book ShowBEA 2014: Shh! The Library's Buzzing
Representatives from seven publishers were greeted by a room packed with librarians eager to hear the big books of 2014. The session was the first of two installments of AAP's "Annual Librarian Book Buzz" session.
-
U.S. Book Show
BEA 2014: Why Tor Dumped DRM
At the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) at BEA, Tor Books founder Tom Doherty discussed the publisher’s decision to dump DRM.
-
Content / e-books
DoJ: Apple Verdict Should Be Affirmed
U.S attorneys argued that evidence of a price-fixing agreement was "overwhelming," and that Apple has identified "no sound reason" to reject Cote's finding.
-
Content / e-books
Hoopla Gets into Library E-book Lending
Unlike the dominant “one copy one user” analog era e-book lending model in libraries, Hoopla’s e-book service is based on a “transactional” model.
-
Content / e-books
Harper Seeks Injunction in Dispute with Open Road
HarperCollins has asked the court for a permanent injunction blocking Open Road from publishing its unauthorized e-book edition of Jean Craighead George’s "Julie of the Wolves," as well as more than $1.1 million in damages and attorney costs.
-
Retailing
Smashwords, OverDrive Ink Distribution Deal
Smashwords, an e-book self-publishing platform, and digital library vendor OverDrive have reached an agreement to distribute 200,000 e-books via the OverDrive global network of public libraries.
-
Soapbox
Staying Vigilant
As executive director of Media Coalition, it is my job to defend the First Amendment rights of the book community.
-
People
The Go-To Book Bloggers
The blogosphere seemed vast in 2010 when young adult author Maureen Johnson gave the keynote at the first-ever Book Bloggers Conference, observing that, “with so many blogs, publishers don’t know what to make of all the noise.”
-
Retailing
Will the Agency Model Survive?
For publishers, negotiating terms of sale with Amazon has always been difficult. But reports last week of Amazon’s hardball tactics with the Hachette Book Group suggest that this year’s negotiations could be among the most brutal yet.
-
Publisher News
Founder of Just-Launched Authors Alliance Talks to PW
PW contributing editor Peter Brantley talks with UC Berkeley law professor Pamela Samuelson, founding member of a new author advocacy group, the Authors Alliance.
-
Publisher News
Much at Stake in Amazon-HBG Fight
Among the issues in dispute between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group are negotiations over new e-book terms, sources familiar with the matter said. And publishers also see the latest fight with Amazon as part of an ongoing battle to retain retail diversity.
-
Common Core
Cut to the Core: Which Types of Materials Are Librarians Interested in Obtaining to Support Common Core?
It seems the Common Core evokes some sort of reaction, good or bad, in everyone these days.
-
Libraries
Alive and Clicking: Reference Books 2014
For the last two decades, the talk has been that library reference is dead. Is it time to change the conversation?
-
Content / e-books
Apple Asks Judge to Send E-book Case to Appeals Court
Apple attorneys argue that sending the matter to the Second Circuit would “save judicial resources by potentially avoiding the need for a costly trial.”
-
Publisher News
Pretrial Schedule Proposed in Author Solutions Case
The parties have submitted a proposed pretrial schedule that would likely not have fraud claims against the self-publishing service provider ready for trial until after 2015.
-
Libraries
Check It Out With Michael Kelley: Open Access Publishing
Can a group of libraries help to pioneer a new path in academic publishing?
-
Libraries
ALA Summit Under Way at Library of Congress
ALA executive director Keith Fiels told PW the event was designed to help "get in front of things that might affect libraries in the long term.”
-
Libraries
Sari Feldman Elected 2015-2016 ALA President
Sari Feldman, executive director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, will lead the American Library Association for the 2015-16 term.
-
Industry News
Nonfiction, Common Core, and More: An ABPA Panel
Spirits were high during a candid and informal ABPA discussion about shifts and trends in the children's publishing industry, held on April 22 in New York City.
-
Content / e-books
Open Road, HarperCollins Back in Court
HarperCollins and Open Road were back in court last week, as the parties have not worked out a final resolution to their copyright dispute over Open Road’s e-book edition of Jean Craighead George’s "Julie of the Wolves."
Recently Posted:
