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.’
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.
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.
Winter Institute Debut for New ABA CEO
Booksellers are, ‘in the business of community,’ says Allison Hill, ABA’s new CEO.
Open Access Order Coming from White House?
News of the Trump administration’s potential executive order comes as momentum is building around the globe in support of open access
Register of Copyrights Heads to Hollywood
Will Temple’s departure spur efforts to move the Copyright Office out of the Library of Congress?
Indie Bookstore High Hopes for Holidays
Black Friday shoppers were in a good mood at indie bookstores around the US
PW Salary Survey Finds Marginal Changes
While 8 of 10 publishing employees are women, in management, the split is about half and half
A Nightmare Before Christmas Book Sales
Reports this week that Amazon appears to be cutting back on orders from publishers represents concerning news for how the all-important fourth quarter might go.