-
Trade Shows
Scholarly Publishing 2012: Looking to the AAUP Conference
As the Association of American University Presses prepares to celebrate a milestone 75th birthday at its upcoming annual conference in Chicago, June 18–20, university press leaders are sure to have a long list of birthday wishes. Even the AAUP’s own conference description refuses to soft-pedal the tenuous state of affairs facing academic publishing, acknowledging the “collision of crumbling business models and revolutionary innovation.” Yet there is hope. Even as some long-held traditions and practices “go up in flames,” the conference description goes on to declare, there are “sparks of opportunity.”
-
U.S. Book Show
BEA 2012: Buzzing the Librarians
Librarians packed the room and listened to fast-paced and often funny presentations by publishers at the AAP Librarian Book Buzz yesterday.
-
Content / e-books
Barnes & Noble Urges Court to Reject DoJ’s Price-Fixing Settlement
In comments filed this week in federal court, Barnes & Noble argued that the court should scrap the Department of Justice’s price-fixing settlement with three publishers. “The proposed regulatory provisions of the settlement are not in the public interest,” the brief concludes.
-
Copyright
Publishers Propose Sweeping Injunction After GSU E-Reserve Verdict
Publishers may have succeeded in winning just five of 99 infringement charges in the Georgia State e-reserve case, but according to their proposed order for relief those five wins are sufficient to justify a sweeping injunction.
-
Copyright
After Ruling, Google and Authors Guild Appear Headed for Trial
On May 31, Judge Denny Chin rejected Google's motion to dismiss the Authors Guild as an associational plaintiff, and granted the Authors Guild's motion for class certification.
-
Copyright
Big Win For Authors Guild in Google Case
The battle is officially on. On May 31, Judge Denny Chin rejected Google’s motion to dismiss the Authors Guild as an associational plaintiff, and granted the Authors Guild’s motion for class certification, meaning that Google’s library scanning program, barring another settlement, is headed to trial on the merits.
-
Content / e-books
OverDrive to Launch Browser-based e-Book Reader
E-book distributor OverDrive has announced plans to launch a new HTML5-based, browser-based e-book reader. The reader, dubbed “OverDrive Read” will enable readers to access OverDrive e-books using standard web browsers, without having to download any software or apps.
-
Copyright
What the Georgia State Verdict Means for Libraries and the Publishing Industry
A judge rebuked publishers, who had sought a sweeping injunction that could have had major implications for the use of unlicensed course content throughout higher education. PW looks at what the decision means for libraries and publishers.
-
Copyright
Judge Delivers Mixed Verdict in GSU E-reserves Case
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
AAP Expresses "Disappointment" in GSU Verdict
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
ProQuest Launches On-Demand Service for Researchers
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
Judge to Decide Fate of Authors Guild Class Action Against Google
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 PicksPW Picks: The Best New Books for the 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
At West Coast Meeting, Digital Public Library of America Begins to Take Shape
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
ALA Executive Board Moves to Intensify E-Book Efforts
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
Booksellers: What Business Are You In?: The TOC Perspective
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
In Amicus Brief, Library Groups Assail Authors Guild Bid to Shutter HathiTrust
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
The Broad Strokes of the Hachette, HarperCollins and S&S Price-Fixing Settlement
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.
-
Publisher News
State Library of Kansas to Partner with Bilbary to Enable E-Book Purchases
The state library of Kansas this week said that it will partner with upstart e-bookseller Bilbary to facilitate patrons wishing to buy e-books.
-
Retailing
Baker & Taylor Partners with Findaway World for Audio Content
Baker & Taylor this week announced a plan to work with Findaway World, creators of Playaway, Playaway View, and Catalist Digital, to launch a digital audiobook platform for public libraries and retailers later this year.
Recently Posted:
