Check it Out with Nancy Pearl: Finding that Next Good Book
At the Public Library Association meeting, concluded last week in Philadelphia, Nancy Pearl was doing what she does best—talking about great books and how to connect them with readers. On that score, and based on one of her talks at PLA (and at a recent TED talk) we asked Nancy to share her ideas about putting books and readers together. more...
Copyright
05/14/2012 @ 12:00AM
After nearly a year of deliberation, Judge Orinda Evans last week delivered the long awaited verdict in Cambridge University Press et al. v. Patton case, the Georgia State University e-reserve case.
Copyright
05/14/2012 @ 12:00AM
The Association of American Publishers has released a statement on Friday's ruling in Cambridge University Press et al v. Patton et al, the e-reserves case at Georgia State University, expressing disappointment and calling some of the court's fair use findings "mistaken."
Content / e-books
05/07/2012 @ 12:00AM
ProQuest has unveiled a new on-demand research service called Udini that bundles a wide range of resources, including peer-reviewed academic and trade journal articles, from thousands of participating publishers for use by independent researchers.
Copyright
05/04/2012 @ 10:00AM
From the questions he asked from the bench, it certainly seems like Judge Denny Chin wants to see the Authors Guild lawsuit against Google and its library book-scanning program proceed as a class action. But after a morning of oral arguments in Manhattan, it is unclear if that can happen.
PW Tip Sheet
05/04/2012 @ 12:00AM
Week of May 7, 2012
This week, novels from Toni Morrison and Cassandra Clare, urban histories from David Talbot and cartoonist Harvey Pekar, a thriller from Larry Bond, Augusten Burroughs solves your problems, and more.
Content / e-books
04/30/2012 @ 12:00AM
On April 27, DPLA West brought together over 400 librarians, and others, at the Internet Archive to discuss the progress of the most visible effort yet to forge a common digital library for both Americans and the world: the nascent Digital Public Library of America.
Content / e-books
04/30/2012 @ 12:00AM
At the ALA Executive Board spring meeting, held April 21–22, board members voted to intensify and expand e-book advocacy efforts.
The Tools of Change Perspective
04/30/2012 @ 12:00AM
Becoming a self-publishing hub is one way to expand beyond traditional books
If you’re a bricks-and-mortar bookseller, does your blood pressure rise when you think about e-retailers and their deep discounts? Do you look at e-books as a threat or an opportunity? Depending on how you answered those questions, you might need to ask yourself another one: what business are you really in?
Copyright
04/27/2012 @ 12:00AM
According to an amicus brief prepared on behalf of three major library organizations, the motion for partial summary judgment filed in February by the Authors Guild in its lawsuit against the HathiTrust reflects a deeply flawed, distorted view of libraries’ rights.
Publisher News
04/11/2012 @ 04:00PM
Three publishers, Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster have reached a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle federal claims of price fixing regarding e-books. PW takes an initial look at the broad strokes of the deal, and what it means for the settling publishers.
Publishing news from across the Web
The additions are coming to the Seattle offices.
The Internet service provider has expressed doubt that IP addresses are useful in the search and is concerned about customer privacy.
Court ruling backs use of termination rights for songwriters (and authors) to get rights back to works after 35 years.
The LA Times wants a book editor with a knowledge of pop culture.
Barbara Vey
While I'm visiting St. Louis, author Jeannie Lin caught a Tweet I posted about coffee at a local cafe. She contacted me and we met up for a wonderful visit....
Josie Leavitt
We are blessed with a rich and vibrant core of local authors in our town. When a customer comes to us with his or her book we do our best to herald the occasion. I'm discovering that my idea of herald...
Rose Fox
Help compile lists of Asian and Asian-American SF/F authors....
Adam Boretz
Our second feature in Publishers Weekly's Focus on Audio 2012 takes us inside a Random House Audio recording studio to see how an audiobook gets made as Marcus Samuelsson records his memoir, Yes, Chef...
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