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A billion-dollar scandal turns the ‘King of Manuscripts’ into the ‘Madoff of France’

Feb 21 2020: A November sale of literary items belonging to the now-defunct French company Aristophil generated $4.2 million, which is a tiny fraction of the price paid by the many investors who purchased shares in these documents through what is being described as a literary Ponzi ...

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Bestselling young adult authors are aiming at older readers

Feb 20 2020: Veronica Roth, Tochi Onyebuchi and Sarah J. Maas are among several writers popular with young people who have books out this year intended for older readers. Some have never written for adults, while others move freely among teens and older readers. All are navigating ...

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COVID-19 virus causes 90% sales drop in China's private bookstores

Feb 20 2020: China has over 70,000 brick-and-mortar bookstores, but they are among numerous small and medium-sized enterprises struggling due to a lack of customers. The virus is a further blow to the industry that was already under pressure from online rivals, as well as a growing ...

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Tariffs on most books from China now 7.5%

Feb 19 2020: Following an agreement between China and the U.S. to a phase one trade deal in December, the U.S. Trade Representative indefinitely suspended an additional 15% duty on children’s picture, drawing, and coloring books. The duty had been slated to begin on December 15, ...

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In 2021 budget proposal, Trump once again seeks to end Federal library funding

Feb 11 2020: For a fourth straight year, the Trump administration has once again proposed the permanent elimination of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and with it virtually all federal funding for libraries.

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In captions settlement, Audible will not use captions without express permission from publishers

Feb 07 2020: In a filing this week in federal court, Audible has agreed not to include the copyrighted works of seven plaintiff publishers in its “Captions” program without express permission. The draft order comes nearly three weeks after Judge Valerie Caproni, on January 14, ...

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B&N, PRH cancel diverse editions promotion

Feb 06 2020: A Black History Month promotion from Barnes & Noble and Penguin Random House has been canceled following a social media backlash accusing the companies of employing "literary blackface." PRH had planned to publish a dozen classic books under the Diverse Editions name, ...

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#DignidadLiteraria, Macmillan meet to discuss Latinx representation in publishing

Feb 04 2020: Higher-ups from Macmillan met privately in their offices in New York for two hours on Monday with representatives of #DignidadLiteraria, a coalition of Latinx members of the literary, publishing, and academic communities, to discuss the recent controversy over this ...

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