“Librarians may believe that you don’t censor, that you don’t pull from your shelves controversial works—but does that extend to a controversial author? In the end, Sherman Alexie made the decision for them.”
Until recently, a New York Times editor admits, the paper ‘had no sense of how to make sense to someone who comes to our book coverage on a phone.’
In the forthcoming PW issue, Andrew Albanese interviews Parkland (Florida) Public library director Joe Green. “We talked about how you never think this is going to happen in your community, especially not in a community like Parkland.”
As currently imagined, the e-book market, and even the very concept of the e-book itself, are designed to protect publishers’ legacy print businesses
ALA officials are considering how best to proceed with the Midwinter meeting in the future
Even as librarians were again girding for a tough budget battle, the budget that passed today has them feeling a bit more optimistic.
As snow fell in Oslo, the book business in Europe felt a chill.
The worst may be over for European publishers, after falling sales resulting from the 2008 financial crash and uncertainty that came with e-books
A vibrant, open Internet is as crucial to the future of publishing as copyright policy. And that’s why we believe publishers cannot sit this one out.
“Publishing industry leaders are calling out the danger in President Trump even suggesting changes to libel laws to shut down his critics”