Claiming Liberal Bias, Pub Drops Association with 'NYT' Bestseller Lists

Marji Ross, president of the conservative press Regnery Publishing, sent a letter to her authors saying the paper "prioritizes liberal-themed books over conservative books." For this reason, the bonus structure in her house's contracts will now rely on a different list. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One Year After Removing Its Paywall, Quartz’s Traffic Continues to Drop

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AI Concerns Drop Chegg Stock by 48%

The stock price of Chegg, the online learning platform for university students, fell 48% Tuesday, after its CEO reported that a spike in interest by students in ChatGPT resulted in lower than expected results in the first quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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David Grann's 'The Wager' dwarfs his previous four books in first-week sales, Mary Higgins Clark has a posthumous hit, a passel of cookbooks hit the top 10 in nonfiction, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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