Citing ‘harms to content publishers and creators,’ the Authors Guild throws its support behind the antitrust lawsuit of Google.
Scholastic and LitWorld: A 24-Hour ‘World Read Aloud Day’ Event
Scholastic’s 2023 World Read Aloud Day program has a new format, in which authors from 13 countries read aloud through the Storyvoice app.
Association of American Publishers Names Julia Reidhead Its Chair
The WW Norton chair and president refers to publishing as ‘this essential industry’ in accepting her AAP leadership role.
AAP’s November StatShot: US Revenues Down 6 Percent Year to Date
The Association of American Publishers’ StatShot report shows the United States’ industry in November 2022 was down 14.4 percent, year-over-year.
Scholarly Publishing: Germany’s De Gruyter and OhioLink’s Deal
The De Gruyter ‘University Press Library’ gains content from six university presses in its new OhioLink agreement.
CLMP Names US Literary Publishers’ ‘Capacity-Building’ Grants
The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses grants are supported by the late Drue Heinz’s Hawthornden Foundation.
Rights Edition: International Literary Properties Adds Nonfiction Estates
Works of Roger Tory Peterson, John Brooks, and HW Janson have been added to International Literary Properties’ collection.
Open Road Media: A New Version of Its Marketing Offer
The Open Road Integrated Media ‘Activation’ offer gets a ‘redesign’ for what’s promised to be more targeted book marketing in 2023.
US Bestsellers and Book Sales in 2022: Second-Highest at NPD
NPD Bookscan reports US print book sales rose 12 percent and has published a list of the top print bestsellers in 2022.
Sonic Boom: Spanish-Language Audiobooks Are Soaring
Between 2017 and the end of 2022, Javier Celaya says, the field of Spanish-language audio providers has grown from 15 to more than 60.