Editor-in-Chief Andrew Richard Albanese stands in this week for publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
At the Halfway Point of 2026, Hachette Reports Solid Earnings Despite ‘Challenging’ Market Conditions
Despite an overall soft publishing market, company officials reported “a solid first half” in a July 28 earnings call, and, looking ahead, confirmed that the publisher is in line to receive a substantial windfall from the recently approved Anthropic settlement in the U.S.
Around the Book World: July 27, 2026
Editor-in-Chief Andrew Richard Albanese stands in this week for publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
Court Grants Final Approval to Landmark $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement
Authors included in the settlement now stand to be paid as much as $3,000 per work. Furthermore, publishers stand to reap a major windfall, with some of the larger publishers due to receive tens of millions of dollars.
U.S. Publishers Sue Google, Alleging Massive Copyright Infringement Behind Its Gemini AI Service
The lawsuit accuses Google of illegally copying millions of works to train its Gemini AI service which, the publishers argue, is already being used to flood the marketplace for books with “AI-generated substitutes.”
Anthropic Settlement Appears to Cruise Through Its Final Fairness Hearing
Attorneys told the court that the settlement claims rate had grown to nearly 93%, while the opt-out and objection rates were “minuscule,” a strong sign that the deal meets the standard of being “fair, reasonable, and adequate.”
As Key Hearing Draws Near, Publishers Defend Their Bid to Join Authors’ Copyright Lawsuit Over Google’s AI Training
In a February 5 brief, the publishers stressed that their intervention in the case was necessary to ensure “the publishing industry’s discrete interests are fairly treated” and rejected Google’s “over-the-top” opposition to their joining the litigation.
Publishers Move to Join Copyright Lawsuit Over Google’s Gemini AI Product
“This case will address a fundamental question of the AI era: what responsibility do AI companies have to copyright owners whose works they’ve stolen to build their trillion-dollar businesses?” By Andrew Richard Albanese, Editor-in-Chief he Association of American Publishers (AAP) this week announced that two of its member publishers—Cengage Group and Hachette Book Group—have filed a motion to intervene as …
Sage, Textbook Authors Settle Dispute Over Anthropic Settlement Guidance
Textbook & Academic Authors Association filed a motion after authors received misleading emails about claims in Anthropic copyright infringement settlement.
Transatlantic Comments on the Anthropic AI Settlement
‘A clear win for rights holders with copyright registered in the United States,’ the Judge Approves the Anthropic settlement.
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