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Publishers, Internet Archive submit proposed judgment in copyright case

Aug 14 2023: More than four months after a federal judge found the Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement for its program to scan and lend library books, the parties have delivered a negotiated agreement for a judgment to be entered in the case. But a final resolution in...

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As new law looms, Follett asks publishers to help ‘rate’ their own books for sale in Texas

Aug 11 2023: In their recently filed lawsuit to block HB 900, the controversial new Texas law that will require vendors to rate books sold to schools for sexual content, a coalition of booksellers and publishing industry associations insist that the law is both unconstitutional and ...

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A view from the trenches by Ukrainian novelist, Artem Chekh

Aug 10 2023: When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I was writing a novel. It took place in America in 1863, and followed a Ukrainian man as he traveled from Virginia to Missouri, meeting on his way various weirdos, soldiers, deserters and runaway slaves. I’ve ...

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Private equity firm wins Simon & Schuster for $1.62 billion

Aug 08 2023: Simon & Schuster has officially been purchased by private equity firm KKR for a cool $1.62 billion, with parent company Paramount Global surely relieved to offload the publisher that it’s been trying to sell for more than a year. And despite Paramount’s indifference, S&...

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The sales numbers on books by Supreme Court justices

Aug 07 2023: A recent New York Times article put a spotlight on the book deals made by sitting justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. The focus was largely on how much the judges were being paid for those agreements, with the Times pointing out that five were earning more from book ...

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Deal for Simon & Schuster said to be near

Aug 04 2023: Three major news outlets are reporting that the sale of Simon & Schuster will likely be announced as soon as next week. A Reuters report said that the final three bidders are HarperCollins, the private equity firm KKR, and Richard Hurowitz of the investment firm ...

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2023 Booker Prize longlist announced

Aug 01 2023: The longlist for the 2023 Booker Prize was announced on August 1. Among the 13 authors to make the list, 10, including four debut novelists, were longlisted for the first time, and four are from Ireland. Only two Americans made the list this year, after six were ...

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Paperback or hardcover? Used or new? Let’s talk about our book habits

Jul 29 2023: Book critic Michael Dirda shares 29 of his rules for reading. They are not hard and fast.

Over time, all readers acquire an array of personal, often bizarrely eccentric rules and routines that govern — or warp — how they interact with the printed word. For example, ...

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