Outside US, Book World Has Mixed 2020
In Germany, a boom in book sales for the first half of December was followed by a stringent lockdown that crushed the holiday market.
Ranking & Rebooting Publishing
A ranking of top players in publishing isn’t only a numbers game. Assessing the current state of the market in the middle of a pandemic and in the throes of digital transformation requires complex calculations far beyond spreadsheets.
Dr. Biden Boost US Libraries’ Role
The First Lady tells ALA the Biden Administration is ready to work with libraries.
Homeland Elegies is 2020’s Great American Novel
Despite all the challenges thrown by 2020, the book business continues to be strong.
High Marks for Virtual Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Rights digital platform saw 4,165 people sign up, and some 400,000 titles were listed. There was even a “big book of the fair.”
Congress Calls Digital Giants “Prone to Monopolization”
A handful of digital companies are branded as having achieved the same level of pernicious market dominance as Standard Oil.
Race and Racism in Academic Publishing: A Case Study from Elsevier – Part 2
In a two-part special program, Copyright Clearance Center and Elsevier explore how race and racism shape the academic knowledge system. This concluding segment considers how a publisher should respond to calls for change to eradicate racism in academic publishing and whether that change is happening fast enough.
Race and Racism in Academic Publishing: A Case Study from Elsevier – Part 1
In a two-part special program, Copyright Clearance Center and Elsevier explore how race and racism shape the academic knowledge system. This first segment considers the internal challenges facing publishers and editors – from policies around terminology to processes that govern the selection of editorial boards.
The Decade’s Top 100 Banned Books
According to ALA, 2019 saw an alarming uptick in challenged books that included or addressed LGBTQ+ content.
The Science of Storytelling
Seeing storytelling in 21st-century terms as a form of data collection