The International Intellectual Property Association produces its latest report on US ‘core’ copyright industries’ place in the economy.
AAP and CCC End Georgia State ‘E-Reserves’ Copyright Litigation
Citing appellate court rulings that make the plaintiffs’ point, AAP and CCC decline to pursue further appeals in a 12-year-old case.
AAP Reports 23-Percent Increase on US E-Textbooks in Fall Semester
Pandemic-era distance learning has driven up digital course material purchases by students per the Association of American Publishers.
AAP’s StatShot: US Trade Books Up 17.9 Percent in July, Year Over Year
The pandemic summer continues to produce strong book sales results for most US trade publishing sectors, according to AAP StatShot figures.
US Market Update: Continued Growth, 5.6 Percent Up in Units
Nonfiction continues strong in the American market amid the traditional August slowdown, and ahead of a release-heavy autumn.
US Industry: NPD and StatShot Reports Show Pandemic Summer Progress
In the AAP’s StatShot for June and NPD’s report on the first week of August, US book sales show resilience during the coronavirus pandemic.
US Publishers, Authors, Booksellers Call Out Amazon’s ‘Concentrated Power’ in the Market
American professional associations for authors, publishers, and booksellers write to the House Antitrust Subcommittee about what they call Amazon’s ‘scale of operation’
US Market Statistics: The AAP StatShot Annual Report for 2019
Having risen by a slim 1.1 percent over 2018, the US book industry logged $25.63 billion in revenue in 2019, according to the AAP Statshot annual report.
Internet Archive Responds to Publishers’ Copyright Lawsuit
Saying that the Internet Archive operates ‘the digital equivalent of traditional library lending,’ the nonprofit answers a test of Controlled Digital Lending.
Coronavirus Update: AAP StatShot Shows US Book Market in May
In looking at the May StatShot report just released by the AAP, not only is there a 12.1-percent drop in sales year-over-year but also drop-offs in returns.