A new court decision condemns certain guidelines for ‘fair use’ copying by the educational sector, but doesn’t support the mandate to pay copyright fees.
Coronavirus: UNESCO #LearningNeverStops Signs IPA to New Coalition
The 69-nation International Publishers Association joins the #LearningNeverStops coalition led by UNESCO to respond to the education crisis.
Industry Notes: AAP Flags Declining US Student Spending on Textbooks
Two studies from campus research programs indicate that ‘students are taking full advantage of the new, cost-effective options’ from publishers.
Industry Notes: Macmillan Learning Announces Its 2019 Bedford New Scholars Advisors
As the Macmillan Learning advisory board members called Bedford New Scholars work with the publishing house, the program can work as a kind of fellowship that might interest some graduates in publishing careers.
Kenya’s Peter Kimani: When African Publishers ‘Lack Imagination’
A ‘lack of imagination on the part of publishers is hampering the development of a reading culture in Kenya,’ says the Kenyan author Peter Kimani.
Canadian Publishing Reacts to New ‘Industry Committee’ Copyright Report
As the Industry Committee report on the Canadian Modernization Act arrives, publishing industry players call for speed, with an election looming.
Copyright Advocates Applaud Canada’s Parliamentary Review of Modernization Act
While the recommendations still must be legislated, Canadian publishing sees light at the end of a tunnel, after years of devastating copyright losses.
Publishing in India: Taylor & Francis’ Nitasha Devasar Has Written the Book on It
With ‘many more tie-ups and collaborations between English and Indian-language publishers,’ Taylor & Francis’ Nitasha Devasar reports that India’s book market today is in fast, positive evolution.
Richard Charkin: A Tale of Two Titles
In this installment of his monthly column, exclusive to Publishing Perspectives, Richard Charkin looks at the question, ‘Why is that authors are typically paid a percentage of a notional retail price which hardly any customer pays?’
Richard Charkin: Seed Questions for an ‘Agony Journal’ for Publishing, ‘Ask Emma’
In his exclusive column for Publishing Perspectives, Richard Charkin asks why ‘the largest advances … go to the authors who need the money least, and vice-versa?’ and other questions for a journal he’d call ‘Ask Emma.’