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LibrariesInternet Archive Seeking AAP, Publisher Communications in Scanning Lawsuit
According to an October 29 filing, IA lawyers say the AAP and the plaintiff publishers are refusing to comply with subpoenas for a range of documents and internal communications that could aid their defense against copyright infringement charges.
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Libraries
AASL, ARSL Wrap Up Successful In-Person Library Conferences
The conclusion of the first in-person library shows in nearly two years should bolster ALA’s hopes for a return to major conferences in 2022.
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Libraries
Midwest Tape's Hoopla Expands Internationally—and at Home
Amid a period of strong growth, Midwest Tape has announced new hires, new offerings, and the first overseas launches of its hoopla digital platform, which is now live in Australia and New Zealand.
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Libraries
PRH Once Again Extends Temporary E-book, Digital Audio Terms for Libraries
The publisher's pro-rated terms and its temporary story time permissions will now run through March, 31, 2022, as the pandemic continues to impact schools and libraries.
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Publisher News
Court Denies Amazon, Publishers' Bid to Delay Discovery in Price-Fixing Case
A magistrate judged has denied a bid by Amazon and the Big Five publishers to temporarily stay discovery in a lawsuit that alleges a conspiracy to fix e-book prices. But a new dispute has now arisen over a proposed discovery schedule.
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Libraries
PLA 2022 Setting Up to Be the First Major In-Person Library Conference Since 2020
Plans are full steam ahead for an in-person PLA 2022 conference in Portland, Oregon, potentially the first major in-person library conference since the pandemic began in 2020.
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Libraries
OverDrive Education Acquires TeachingBooks.net
Leading digital library and education platform OverDrive has acquired TeachingBooks.net, a popular online source of supplemental reading materials for educators.
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Libraries
School Librarians Must Treat the Fight for Their Future Like the Political Campaign It Is
John Chrastka, executive director of EveryLibrary, argues that the time has come for school librarians and their allies to abandon their traditional advocacy toolkits and to act boldly to secure the future of the profession.
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Libraries
Emily Drabinski, Kelvin Watson Running for ALA Presidency
Ballot mailing for the ALA election will begin on March 14, 2022 and will run through April 6, 2022.
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Libraries
ALA Accepting Applications for $2 Million in NEH-Funded Covid-19 Relief Grants
Up to 200 U.S. libraries of all types will be selected to receive $10,000 grants to support, restore, and sustain their core activities.
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Publisher News
Educational Publishers Win Another Injunction Against Pirate Sites
The injunction is the fourth successful action in two years for the group, known as the Educational Publishers Enforcement Group, which consists of Cengage, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Pearson.
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Libraries
ALA Kicks Off Banned Books Week 2021
The theme for this year's event is "Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us," and comes as LGBTQIA+ books and books that focus on racism and racial justice are being challenged in alarming numbers.
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Libraries
Wyden, Eshoo Question Big Five Publishers Over Their Library E-book Practices
The lawmakers seek a wide range of information not only on the publishers’ digital library practices, but also on the economics of the market.
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Publisher News
Publishers, Amazon Ask Court to Dismiss ‘Illogical’ E-book Price-Fixing Suit
In separate filings, lawyers for Amazon and the Big Five publishers insist that there is no evidence of any coordination or agreement to fix prices, and, more to the point, that the alleged conspiracy itself—in which the five largest American trade publishers are alleged to have banded together to give Amazon monopoly power—simply makes no sense.
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Awards & Prizes
Joy Williams Awarded 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Williams accepted the prize at an award ceremony during the National Book Festival on September 17.
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Libraries
In Deal with LibraryPass, TKO Studios Makes Full Digital Catalog Available to Libraries
The distribution deal includes day & date access to new releases.
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Libraries
Covid-19 Forces ALA to Make Inaugural LibLearnX Conference Virtual Only
The ALA's plans to hold the in-person portion of its new LibLearnX conference in San Antonio have been shelved due to the Covid-19 surge, coupled with the size, scope and location of the event, the ALA said.
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Copyright
Pearson Education Sues Chegg, Alleging 'Massive' Copyright Infringement
The suit accuses a Chegg subscription study service of illegally appropriating end-of-chapter questions from various textbooks.
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Publisher News
Publishers, Amazon Move to Dismiss Booksellers’ Antitrust Suit
In separate motions this week, lawyers for both Amazon and the Big Five publishers asked a federal court to dismiss the latest iteration of a potential class-action price-fixing claim filed on behalf of indie booksellers involving print trade books.
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Copyright
Discovery Extension Requested in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit
Just weeks after the parties asked a judge to settle a significant discovery dispute, the parties in a closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books have asked for a three-month extension for discovery.
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