The Association of American Publishers is taking legal action in Arkansas and Texas in cases related to banning books in libraries and bookstores.
APA Report: US Sees Double-Digit Audiobook Sales Growth for 11th Year
The Audio Publishers Association finds in its annual report that audiobook sales generated $1.8 billion in the United States in 2022.
US Book Publishing Revenues in 2022 Were $28 Billion: AAP StatShot
Still 8.6 percent above 2019’s total revenues, the US market in 2022 was 2.6 percent below 2021’s revenue level, the AAP reports.
‘Of Boys and Men’ and Publishing: Richard V. Reeves
Brookings author Richard Reeves is working on a career change, a project at Quarto, and new opportunities for the book business.
US Market: A Mother’s Day Bump That ‘Didn’t Materialize’
The Circana Books Media Report for the week ending May 13 discusses ‘some complicated drivers’ behind US book sales this Mother’s Day.
PEN America Tracks ‘Educational Gag Orders’
The US chapter of PEN International has issued its May overview of education-based efforts in censorship and policy changes.
W3C Issues a Recommendation for EPUB 3.3
Moving from EPUB 3.2 to EPUB 3.3 ‘does not require any changes to current publication workflows,’ the W3C working group says.
US Book Bannings: PEN America Sues a Florida School District
PEN America’s lawsuit includes Penguin Random House, authors, and parents in its plaintiffs in a court filing made in Pensacola.
US February Statshot: Audio in Adult Titles Surpasses Ebooks
In books for adults as a sub-category, audio surpassed ebooks for the first time, according to February’s StatShot.
Open Road’s ‘Free Voices’: Selling Banned Books in a New Initiative
The idea behind Open Road’s new ‘Free Voices’ is to market banned books to consumers through the company’s ‘Ignition’ channels.