The Authors Guild has outlined some of the "egregious terms" of current contract boilerplates it plans to address in its Fair Contract Initiative, first announced May 28 during BookExpo America. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
As McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill., filled to fit publishers, librarians, booksellers, and book lovers alike for BookExpo America, which took place May 11–13, plenty of merriment was captured. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Opportunities and challenges in Poland's publishing market are under discussion this week at BookExpo America, in the wake of a decision against fixed pricing there. The post At BEA: Poland’s Publishing Industry Is the Market Focus in Chicago appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“For many, China is a black box,” said Ruediger Wischenbart, director of international affairs for BookExpo America, as part of his introduction to China By the Numbers, a panel discussion which sought to deliver straightforward data to those interested in the Chinese market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a goal of combining forces by January 2017, W3C and IDPF formalize their plans in an announcement ahead of BookExpo America. The post World Wide Web Consortium and IDPF Confirm They’re Exploring Merging appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jan Constantine will step down as the legal counsel of the Authors Guild at the end of April, just a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Guild's appeal in its copyright infringement lawsuit against Google. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At its April 15 conference, the Supreme Court declined to take up Authors Guild v. Google, effectively ending one of the defining copyright battles of the digital age. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On April 15, the Supreme Court declined to take up the Authors Guild v. Google case, bringing to an end the ongoing digital-age copyright battle. One reader heartily agreed with SCOTUS: Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The US Authors Guild’s appeal against the earlier ruling that allows the tech giant to scan millions of books under ‘fair use’ has been rejected by the Supreme CourtA long-running face-off between the US Authors Guild and Google over the search engine’s scanning of millions of books was brought... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book fairs are an increasingly interesting phenomenon: a decade ago they looked to be out of fashion and out of time. What price a physical table or stand in a far-flung hall, when so much business could be done cheaply and more efficiently by telephone, Skype or email? Yet over the weekend much... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not only BookExpo America but also its consumer-facing BookCon will be in Chicago in May, trading New York's Javits Center for the McCormick Place complex. The post Chicago’s BEA BookCon Adds Memoirist-Comedian Tig Notaro appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Rosato, former event director at BookExpo America, has joined ebook library service OverDrive in a move to “accelerate OverDrive’s global expansion.” Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo America will introduce a new digital network at this year’s event that organizers say will help facilitate communication among attendees.The BEA Network will include access to PubMatch. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a California sweep, both 165-year-old Books Inc., the oldest bookstore in the West, and Lise Solomon with the Karel/Dutton Group took this year’s PW Awards, which will be presented at BookExpo America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo America has named the books that will be championed during its three buzz panels at this year's BEA convention in Chicago. In the past two years, nine of their selections have been NYT bestsellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Malcolm Gladwell and Ursula K. Le Guin, are among those supporting the Authors Guild’s bid to have the Supreme Court review its case against Google. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Aiken, the former long-time executive director of the Authors Guild, died Friday January 29, one day shy of his 57th birthday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author advocacy group critical of Amazon known as Authors United has joined with the Authors Guild to host a discussion about the retailer’s power and influence in the book trade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As part of its ongoing effort to raise writers’ income, the Authors Guild is sending an open letter to members of the Association of American Publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A coalition of authors groups and booksellers is urging the Supreme Court to reverse the verdict in Apple's ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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