Amazon’s change reportedly will prevent a self-service return of a Kindle ebook for a full refund if a consumer has read more than 10 percent of the text.
In the States, Virginia Judge Rules Against Book-Banning Attempt
In The Association of American Publishers and Authors Guild had filed an amicus brief in the case, which sought to limit sales of two books.
Rushdie Stabbed: Wylie Says He’s Now Off Ventilator
The 24-year-old accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie 10 times pled not guilty on Saturday to a charge of assault and attempted murder.
Penguin Random House, Authors Guild on Book Bannings
As book-bannings sweep the United States, two campaigns from the industry demonstrate different styles and tones of response.
IPA and European Publishers Back AAP’s Maryland Copyright Lawsuit
The Association of American Publishers finds international backing for its lawsuit of Maryland’s new library digital book licensing law.
Ukraine-Based ‘Kiss Library’ Under Permanent Injunction in Book Piracy Case
The US Authors Guild, Amazon Publishing, and Penguin Random House win a default judgment against Ukraine-based ‘Kiss Library.’
ALTA’s 2021 National Translation Awards: Shortlists in Prose and Poetry
ALTA has shortlisted work translated from Spanish, French, Arabic, Kannada, Bengali, Chinese, Italian, Croatian, Tamazight, and Korean.
In London, a Call for Publishers to ‘Name Translators on the Cover’
Authors including Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Olga Tokarczuk, Max Porter, and Bernardine Evaristo lead the Society of Authors’ appeal.
The Authors Guild Releases Its Model Translation Contract, a First
Points of ideal translation contracts–including cover credit for a translator’s work–are included in the Guild’s newly released model.
UK Author Unions Launch Investigation Into ‘Partner Publishing’
Citing ‘a sharp rise in complaints’ about companies that charge writers to produce their work, author-advocacy unions open a study.