Audible “Permanently Restrained” in Captions Case
Audible has agreed not to include the copyrighted works of the seven plaintiff publishers in its “Captions” program without express permission.
What Proposed White House Executive Order on Open Access Gets Wrong
Publishers and their advocates make the case that the OA EO would throw the research ecosystem into chaos.
Publishing Hears From Twitter Loud & Clear
The winter months are typically a lull on the publishing calendar, but not this year.
Sargent to Librarians: Ask Me Anything
The Macmillan CEO insisted the embargo wasn’t designed to ‘punish’ libraries but was an honest effort to correct an ‘imbalance in the publishing ecosystem.’
Licensed Books Grab the Spotlight
“In a saturated marketplace, there’s not that much new white space – it’s really about being smarter, working faster, and looking for opportunities. Companies that have the most appetite for exploration are doing the best right now.”
Missouri Public Library Oversight Bill Would Fine, Jail Librarians
Free speech advocates and librarians sounded the alarm over a bill proposed in Missouri that seeks to establish ‘parental library review boards’ as a condition of state library funding.
Bytes Not Bookshelves
“There’s almost literally nothing in a modern library that doesn’t involve technology in some sense.”
Captions Lawsuit Settlement Revealed
The AI Age for publishers is officially underway, says PW’s Andrew Albanese. Online tools are available that can do for free what Captions does – create an AI-generated transcript of a book or TV show.
The Return of the Big Six
If you’re wondering who is the insurgent publisher, then maybe you should ask Alexa.
Winter Institute Debut for New ABA CEO
Booksellers are, ‘in the business of community,’ says Allison Hill, ABA’s new CEO.