Simon & Schuster Marks Centennial
April 10, 1924: Richard Simon and Max Schuster published their first book.
Snowy Baltimore Welcomes ALA’s LibLearnX
ALA winter conference highlights freedom to read, sustainability, and AI.
Court Rejects Texas Book Rating Law
“HB 900, Texas’s book rating law, is unconstitutional.”
Florida “Freedom to Read” Case Moves Forward
On January 10, Judge T. Kent Wetherell denied a motion by the Escambia County School Board to dismiss the First Amendment case.
Book Business Top Stories for 2023
Last year, publishers debated the impact of AI and fought book bans in US schools and libraries.
Amazon Urges Judge To Dismiss Antitrust Case
Amazon has asked a federal judge to reject an FTC antitrust suit.
AAP Responds To “Flawed” GenAI Arguments
AAP responded to tech industry assertions that respect for copyright is an obstacle to their innovation by labeling that as, “nonsense.”
School Book Ban on Sexual Orientation Challenged In Iowa
In Iowa, the ACLU and Lambda Legal are challenging a state law that critics say seeks to silence LGBTQ+ students and bans books with sexual or LGBTQ+ content.
Hachette Restructures
Michael Pietsch will retire as Hachette US CEO and has been named chairman.
In US, Spotify Adds Audiobooks
Authors and agents ask whether streaming audiobooks will devalue reading and harm book buying.