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Publisher NewsCoalition Condemns Political Attacks Against Books in Schools
The National Coalition Against Censorship has issued a statement signed by more than 600 signatories condemning the political efforts to remove books from schools as acts of censorship that threaten the education of children while putting the safety of librarians, teachers, school administrators and school board officials in jeopardy.
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Business Deals
Control of SAGE Publishing Moves to Trust
In a move to keep the publishing company independent, founder Sara Miller McCune has signed over her voting shares and company control to the SAGE-SMM Trust.
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Business Deals
Clarivate Completes ProQuest Acquisition
London-based Clarivate has completed its $5.3 billion purchase of ProQuest in a deal that creates a powerhouse in the library and information publishing market.
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Book News
Dav Pilkey to Ring in the New Year with Next 'Cat Kid' Book
Dav Pilkey is back in his familiar perch atop the bestseller list this week with the November 30 release of 'Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives.'
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Copyright
Judge Extends Discovery Deadline in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit
At a December 2 pre-motion conference, a federal magistrate judge agreed to extend the discovery deadline in the lawsuit filed by four major publishers against the Internet Archive over the Internet Archive's scanning and lending of print library books.
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Publisher News
How Four Bestselling Authors Connected with Readers, Helped Indie Booksellers, and Beat the Pandemic
After launching as a sort of support group in the early days of Covid-19, Friends & Fiction celebrated its 100th episode on November 24. PW caught up with show's creators and hosts, Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Patti Callahan Henry, to talk about the rise of this special literary community.
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Publisher News
Former Trump Defense Secretary Sues Pentagon for Blocking Portions of his Memoir
In the suit, filed on November 28, attorneys for Mark Esper say that “significant text” is being “improperly withheld from publication…under the guise of classification.”
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Copyright
Internet Archive Rejects Publishers’ ‘Stonewalling’ Claim in Scanning Lawsuit
IA lawyers called the publishers’ recent filing ‘unfortunate’ and said they are complying with or have already complied with all of the publishers’ discovery requests.
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Publisher News
Supreme Court Asked to Rein In Government Pre-Publication Reviews
A petition was filed this week by the Knight First Amendment Institute and the ACLU on behalf of five former government employees, who claim their First Amendment rights are being unreasonably stifled by an expansive and non-transparent review process.
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Copyright
Chegg Responds to Pearson Copyright Lawsuit
Pearson claims that Chegg is illegally appropriating Pearson's end-of-chapter textbook questions for its subscription study service, but in an answer this week, Chegg attorneys call the suit “legally flawed” and accuse Pearson of “weaponizing” its copyright interests in an effort to throttle lawful innovation.
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Libraries
In New Filing, Publishers Accuse Internet Archive of ‘Stonewalling’ Discovery in Scanning Lawsuit
In a November 19 letter, lawyers for the plaintiff publishers outlined seven “categories” of requested documents yet to be turned over by the Internet Archive and accused the IA of "hoping to run out the clock” on discovery. Discovery in the case is due to close mid-December.
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Libraries
Lawmakers Expand Inquiry into Library E-book Market
After questioning the Big Five publishers in September, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo (D-California) this week expanded their ongoing inquiry into the library e-book market with questions for nine major library e-book distributors.
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Libraries
Librarians, Educators Warn of 'Organized' Book Banning Efforts
While efforts to remove books from schools and library collections are common, freedom to read advocates warn that the current, unprecedented spike in challenges is different.
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Libraries
In Praise of Nancy Pearl
The 2021 Literarian Award recipient inspires countless readers, and her fellow librarians, too, writes Sari Feldman.
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Libraries
Library of Congress to Replace ‘Aliens,’ ‘Illegal Aliens’ Subject Headings
The decision was announced on November 12, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the LC's Policy and Standards Division, which maintains Library of Congress Subject Headings and comes after a long-running advocacy campaign—and a conservative political backlash against the effort.
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Libraries
ALA Announces Finalists for 2022 Carnegie Medals
The winners will be announced on January 23, during the ALA’s LibLearnX conference.
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Publisher News
Covid-19 Skeptics, Publisher Sue Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Publisher Chelsea Green and the authors of a controversial book claim that a letter Warren sent to Amazon expressing concern over the company's role in spreading Covid-19 misinformation violates their First Amendment rights.
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Business Deals
Follett Sells Baker & Taylor to B&T CEO
The makeover of Follett Corp. continues with the announcement that it has sold Baker & Taylor to a private investment company led by Aman Kochar, B&T CEO and president.
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Libraries
Publishers, AAP Hit Back in Internet Archive Discovery Dispute
Lawyers for the AAP and the plaintiff publishers insist that communications and documents being withheld in the case are in fact privileged, and accused the IA of "attempting to litigate this case and their desired policy gains in the press based on a false narrative rather than in the courtroom based on the facts and the law.”
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Libraries
Lawyers Argue that E-book Price-Fixing Case Against Amazon, Big Five Publishers Should Proceed
In a lengthy opposition brief filed this week, lawyers for a potential consumer class portrayed their case as the second act of the Apple e-books case and insisted there is more than enough evidence for the case to proceed.
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