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Suit Against Pearson Education Over Royalties Moves Ahead
A New York court has ruled that two textbook authors can proceed with a class action case against Pearson Education for failing to pay proper royalties.
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HarperCollins Launches HarperCollins Italia
HarperCollins adds Italy to its global publishing strategy, converting Harlequin Mondadori S.p.A. into HarperCollins Italia, a new Italian subsidiary that will be fully owned and operated by HarperCollins.
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News Briefs: Week of September 28, 2015
Scholastic reported a slow first quarter.
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Harlequin Gets Into Wine Business
Vintages by Harlequin includes three wine varietals—chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, and a red wine blend—and is available to U.S. customers on Amazon for $14.95 per bottle.
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Nardin to Be Succeeded by Mary Gatsch at Springer
Mary E. Gatsch is named CEO at Springer Publishing, succeeding Ted Nardin.
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Behind the Authors Guild's New Proactive Approach
A membership survey, contract initiative, and a dues hike are part of the organization's new program.
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Publishing News Briefs: Week of September 14, 2015
The sale of Perseus Books Group leads this week's publishing news briefs.
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New Guild Survey Reveals Majority of Authors Earn Below Poverty Line
In its first study on author income since 2009, the Authors Guild delivers some jarring, if unsurprising, data.
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Tarcher, Perigee to Combine
Penguin Publishing Group president Madeline McIntosh announced that Tarcher Books and Perigee will be merging into a newly combined imprint, to be headed by current Tarcher publisher Joel Fotinos.
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Ellora’s Cave, Dear Author Blogger File Counter Claims
The two parties, which are locked in a libel and defamation suit, have each filed counter motions asking the court to rule immediately in their favor.
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Sales of 'Rabbit' Rise Again
'The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep' sold about 35,000 copies in outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan last week, a 20% increase over the week that ended August 23.
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Controversy Dogs Red Hen Press After HuffPo Article
Controversy continues to dog Red Hen Press after managing editor Kate Gale's HuffPo article last week: three prominent members of its advisory board have resigned, and authors publishing with Red Hen are speaking out.
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News Briefs: Week of August 31, 2015
Second quarter sales dip at BAM and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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A Surge of Bernie Sanders Books Are Coming
With the 2016 U.S. Presidential race heating up, publishers are rushing to get out books on the candidates ahead of the primaries next year. Here, a spate of titles on presidential hopeful, Bernie Sanders.
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Minneapolis's Loft Literary Center Celebrates 40 Years
While the Twin Cities marked the anniversary with a full schedule of events, literary nonprofits elsewhere saluted the Loft's longevity.
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Torrey House Press Becomes Nonprofit
Utah’s Torrey House Press, started by Mark Bailey and Kirsten Johanna Allen in 2010 to publish books about the environment and conservation, is becoming a nonprofit.
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Sales of Self-Published 'Rabbit' Sleep Book Top 29,000
After selling roughly 300 copies prior to last week, self-published picture book 'The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep' moved more than 29,000 print copies in the week ended August 23. It's also rumored that the book were acquired by Random House for seven figures.
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News Briefs: Week of August 24, 2015
‘NYT’ changes kids’ bestseller lists and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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U. of Akron Press Gets Support, Staff Back
Authors, staff, and other supporters of the University of Akron Press expressed relief after UA president Scott Scarborough affirmed his commitment to maintaining the press' viability and rehired laid-off employees.
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S&S Partners with Hotels.com to Get E-Books into Travelers Hands
In the partnership, Hotels.com customers who book a minimum two-night stay in select U.S. destinations will have the opportunity to download one of seven free e-books from S&S.



