The Internet Archive is ending the National Emergency Library over lawsuit from publishers.

Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library initiative, which made more than 1.3 million books available online for free, will end early as publishers sue for copyright infringement. The nonprofit began offering free books during March as the coronavirus pandemic forced Americans to quarantine in their homes and libraries and schools began to close. Each book was […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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'Curious George' publisher Houghton Mifflin files for bankruptcy

Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday but expects to emerge from restructuring by the end of June.Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday but expects to emerge from restructuring by the end of June. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US publishers' exports pick up the pace

US publishers sales of ebooks and print books picked up the pace in 2011, a year when UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DeAgostini Publishing Tackles the U.S. Market

After a year of interviews and discussions, DeAgostini began a product test last year, and the company was encouraged enough by the results to launch a major presence in the U.S. beginning with a debut at BookExpo America (booth 2840) and building to a rollout of a full line next year. The... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Settles in E-book Price Fixing Case

Simon & Schuster becomes the latest publisher to settle an antitrust claim by a team of states, while Macmillan, Penguin, and Apple fight on. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Society of Authors urges Gibb to make school libraries statutory

The Society of Authors has written to schools minister Nick Gibb urging him to support children... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge Allows Class-Action Lawsuit on E-Book Pricing to Go Ahead

A federal judge on Tuesday denied Apple and several major book publishers’ motions to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that accuses the companies of conspiring to control the price of ebooks. In denying the request, Judge Denise Cote of the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe Announces Next Generation of Digital Publishing Suite

NEW YORK — May 15, 2012 — At Adobe’s annual Digital Publishing Summit, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced a series of groundbreaking new features for Adobe® Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) th ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABC Interactive to Conduct Audit of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Metrics

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 15, 2012) – ABC Interactive announced it is working with Adobe to audit metrics provided by Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite, an industry-leading set of hosted services and viewer technologies that ena ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Century wins latest self-publishing sensation

Century has won a "hotly contested" five-way auction for a self-published title, Wool,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers build collaborations as digital pace quickens

Publishers are hastening to embrace new partnerships, stronger direct-to-consumer programmes and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Is Online Publishing a Failure From Consumer's Perspective?

Substance drives engagement. The banner ad is dead. Those have been hot topics of late in the digital media world and continued to be at Internet Week's Digiday Conference on Monday. In front of a near capacity crowd, Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff and Hearst editorial director of the men's... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Verizon Defends Customer Privacy in Publisher's Suit

The carrier refuses to comply with an order to allow a peek at the personal information of alleged ebook pirates. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt: library e-lending "disruptive" to high street

Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has warned that e-lending in libraries will put further pressure on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'50 Shades of Grey' won't be coming to some libraries

'We do not collect erotica,' says one staff member at a library where the books will not be stocked. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter ebooks go into Kindle lending library

The Harry Potter ebooks are to be made available to borrow as part of the Kindle Owners'... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blanchard Systems, developer of SendMyAd, debuts its editorial solution Virtual Publisher. Virtual Publisher is a book planning and production tool for print and digital editions, and is compatible with Adobe InDesign Plugins. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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DCMS consults over transfer of PLR to British Library

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched a consultation on plans to transfer the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keating to replace Brindley at British Library

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PPA Conference: Tim Brooks on the new found optimism for professional publishers

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[ Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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