Specialists at Frankfurter Buchmesse said the EU’s AI rules help rights holders on paper yet lack penalties for AI developers and incentives for researchers.
Duke’s Allison Belan to Succeed Brian O’Leary at the Book Industry Study Group
Belan succeeds Brian O’Leary, who will retire from the role on June 30th.
Fondazione LIA Rolls Out Accessible Publishing Program for Italy
With the cooperation of some 80 percent of Italy’s publishing companies, the new Fondazione LIA program is establishing accessibility standards for books.
BIC Slams Wrongful Use of Metadata Fields for Book Promotion
Condemned as ‘hugely confusing for the book-buyer’ and the publishing supply chain, the practice of using of subtitle and/or title fields for promotion prompted the UK’s BIC to issue a cease-and-desist message to publishers.
Brian O’Leary on BISG at 40: ‘A Fresh Look at Everything’
As BISG members gather for a 40th annual meeting, the organization’s incoming director. Brian O’Leary, is focused on ‘execution and strategies.’
Sign Up for “Saner, More Humane Digital Publishing”
The grassroots Publication Standards Project aims ‘to advocate a saner digital publishing landscape,’ while promoting standardization, access and ease of use.
What Are Your Biggest Problems with Digital Publishing as We Know It?
Everyone wants something changed. So it’s time to vent: tell us what are your biggest problems with digital publishing as we know it. And what are your solutions?
Connecting Creators With Consumers: How IFRRO Regulates the Global Secondary Rights Market
IFRRO aims to help publishers and authors recoup some €300 million annually from lost revenue due to unlicensed content reproduction.