Internet Archive founder defends the National Emergency Library

Posted on 04/15/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The founder of the Internet Archive is defending its National Emergency Library’s legality to Congress. Brewster Kahle sent a letter...

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Penguin Random House aims to be carbon neutral by 2030

Posted on 02/19/2020 at 09:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penguin Random House has unveiled another ambitious environmental goal: to be carbon neutral by 2030. In the process, according to...

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NPD BookScan: "Fifty Shades of Grey" is the decade's bestselling book

Posted on 12/18/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

As we learned from NPR, calculating book sales is less of a science than an art. But that doesn’t stop...

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Children's author/illustrator Eric Carle sells his business

Posted on 11/07/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Children’s author and illustrator Eric Carle has sold his licensing company to Penguin Random House. The deal to obtain Eric...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Publishers Weekly

Washington state library system pushes back against Macmillan ebook policy

Posted on 10/24/2019 at 08:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When big publisher Macmillan announced restrictions on ebook licenses for new releases, libraries and their advocates condemned the move. Now,...

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Writer bemoans the increasing vulgarity of book titles

Posted on 10/23/2019 at 10:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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An opinion piece on Publishers Weekly has some strong words for publishers and booksellers: Enough with the bad words, already....

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Charles Santore, illustrator and author of children's books, has died

Posted on 08/27/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The world of children’s literature lost a significant figure earlier this month. Charles Santore, an award-winning illustrator who brought to...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Obituary, Publishers Weekly

Audible Captions comes under fire from publishers

Posted on 07/22/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Those of you who looked forward to Audible’s Captions feature might want to pause for a moment. The feature, currently...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Publishers Weekly, Technology

Another big-name publisher changes its library terms

Posted on 07/03/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

More changes in lending terms are coming to your local library. Simon & Schuster became the fourth major publisher to...

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Interview with the director of the Toni Morrison documentary

Posted on 06/12/2019 at 02:15 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A new documentary about Toni Morrison is coming to theaters on June 21. Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am includes...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Nonfiction, Publishers Weekly