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OverDrive Sues OpenAI Over Sora App

By Jim Milliot | 11/20/2025 @ 09:35AM

The digital distributor to schools and libraries is charging the AI company with trademark infringement related to its new text-to-video app Sora, which has the same name and a “confusingly similar visual identity” as an app OverDrive launched in 2018.
Spotify Adds Audiobooks in Four More Countries

By Ed Nawotka | 11/18/2025 @ 08:00AM

Spotify has launched audiobooks in the Nordic nations of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland, bringing its model to one of the world’s most mature digital audio markets.
AI Translation Race Accelerates

By Ed Nawotka | 10/15/2025 @ 07:00AM

Two startups, GlobeScribe and Ailaysa, target backlist, “low-resource” languages, and the 98% of all books never translated.
MetaComet Expands Into Rights

By Ed Nawotka | 10/15/2025 @ 12:00AM

The software company, which had previously focused exclusively on managing royalties, is launching a new rights management platform.
The EU's New Publishing School

By Ed Nawotka | 10/15/2025 @ 12:00AM

ThinkPub is the ambitious, new education platform helping European publishers navigate digital disruption.
Opening Shots

By Jim Milliot | 10/15/2025 @ 12:00AM

Authors and publishers have won the first skirmish in the AI copyright wars.
Human First Human Last

By Ed Nawotka | 10/15/2025 @ 12:00AM

Ingram Book Group’s implementation of AI emphasizes enhancing productivity, while protecting data–all with supervision.
Heard Around the World

By Ed Nawotka | 10/15/2025 @ 12:00AM

PRH Audio sees massive opportunity to employ the frictionless digital production and distribution of audiobooks to accelerate listenership worldwide.
Audible's Market Insights

by Christopher Kenneally | 10/15/2025 @ 12:00AM

Audiobook listeners love genre books, but regional tastes differ.
A Delicate Balance

By Ed Nawotka | 10/15/2025 @ 12:00AM

The Frankfurt Rights Meeting weighs the risks and rewards of AI licensing deals.
Amazon Adds Benetech Accessible Metadata to E-books

By Ed Nawotka | 09/17/2025 @ 10:00AM

Millions of readers with disabilities can now easily identify accessible e-books on Amazon, thanks to new accessibility metadata displays for titles that meet Benetech’s Global Certified Accessible (GCA) standards.
Championing Independent Audiobook Distribution: PW Talks with the Cofounders of InAudio

By Ed Nawotka | 08/21/2025 @ 09:40AM

Former Findaway executives Ralph Lazaro and Blake Squires discuss the launch of InAudio, an independent audiobook distribution platform serving retailers, libraries, publishers, and self-published authors.
Everand Adds ‘Deluxe’ Subscription Tier

By Ed Nawotka | 08/20/2025 @ 09:00AM

Scribd’s digital reading platform is now offering a $28.99 monthly subscription tier, in addition to its Standard and Premium tiers, that offers readers access to five “premium” books and audiobooks each month.
Digital Solutions in India 2025: Offering More Accessible and Agile Digital Solutions

by Teri Tan | 08/08/2025 @ 07:00PM

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Digital Solutions in India 2025: Westchester Publishing Services on AI and More

by Teri Tan | 08/08/2025 @ 07:00PM

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Digital Solutions in India 2025: Leveraging AI and ML at Lumina Datamatics

by Teri Tan | 08/08/2025 @ 07:00PM

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Digital Solutions in India 2025: Enhancing Efficiency and Service at Lapiz Digital

by Teri Tan | 08/08/2025 @ 07:00PM

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Digital Solutions in India 2025: All Our Coverage

by Teri Tan | 08/08/2025 @ 07:00PM

Vendors in India are combining robust processes, innovative technologies, and intuitive workflows to provide dynamic and inclusive content for publishers and consumers. (Sponsored)
Wiley Partners with Anthropic on AI Integration for Scholarly Research

By Ed Nawotka | 07/09/2025 @ 11:00AM

Wiley will collaborate with Anthropic on a pilot project to integrate academic and scholarly research into its AI with the aim of establishing best practices around accurate and consistent citations.
Four Years After Buying It for $440 Million, Kakao to Shutter Radish Fiction

By Ed Nawotka | 07/08/2025 @ 10:00AM

Korea’s Kakao Entertainment acquired mobile-first serialized fiction platform Radish Fiction for $440 million in 2021, but after writing down much of that investment and facing a slowing market, the company plans to close the platform at the end of 2025.

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