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PEN America Launches Six Regional Chapters
The free expression nonprofit has opened six regional chapters across the United States in order to spread the reach of its advocacy for freedom of speech beyond the coasts.
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Number of Self-Published Titles Jumped 40% in 2018
The number of books self-published in the U.S.in 2018 jumped 40% over 2017, according to Bowker’s annual survey of the self-publishing market. More than 1.6 million books were self-published last year.
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HBG Launches Hachette Go
Hachette's new imprint, to launch next March, will publish books in a variety of nonfiction categories that are geared to help readers change their lives for the better.
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A House Author Gets His Due
William Kent Krueger’s career arc is an example of what publishers claim they want to do but find it increasingly hard to accomplish: grow an author.
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RELX Group Is the World's Biggest Publisher
The producer of STM and legal materials overtakes Pearson as the world’s largest publisher.
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Lucy Hale Departs in Hachette UK Restructuring
Lucy Hale, deputy CEO of Hodder & Stoughton, leaves as Hachette UK creates a new trade publishing structure and divisional managing directors join its board.
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2019 NBA Finalists Announced
The finalists for the five categories have been named, and the winner in each category will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 20.
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Sourcebooks Forms International Sales Group
Sourcebooks has formed a new international sales group and hired Shawn Abraham as director of the new unit.
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Biblioasis's 'Ducks' is an Unexpected Hit
'Ducks, Newburyport' by Lucy Ellmann, a 1,040-page novel narrated in a single, unending sentence, is a surprise bestseller. Biblioasis, the North American publisher, has gone back to print twice to meet demand.
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Court Denies Audible Request for Settlement Conference in ‘Captions’ Case
Audible attorneys this week asked for the case to be referred to a Magistrate judge for a settlement conference, but after the publisher plaintiffs rejected the idea, judge Valerie Caproni denied the request.
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Poisoned Pen Launches Horror Classics Line
Just in time for Halloween, Poisoned Pen Press, the Sourcebooks mystery imprint, has announced a new line, the Haunted Library of Horror Classics, which will debut in January 2020.
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Minneapolis Literary Presses Celebrate Successes
It has been a week of celebration for the Twin Cities' most prominent literary nonprofit presses, as Graywolf marks 45 years with a major fundraising campaign, and Coffee House and Milkweed experience record sales.
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What’s Next for Audible Captions?
A federal judge is set to weigh in on whether the controversial audiobook program amounts to copyright infringement—and publishers are feeling good about their chances. But should they?
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With New Leaders, Godine Poised to Grow
David R. Godine, Publisher is in the midst of a transformation that includes 75-year-old David R. Godine stepping down as publisher at year’s end from the press that he founded five decades ago.
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'NYT' Shifts Its Lists Again
The 'New York Times Book Review' is making a slew of changes to its bestseller lists, both in print and online, including a slimming of some of its print lists from 15 to 10 titles, and the return of two much-loved lists.
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Hearst Creates Two Book Imprints
Hearst Magazines has announced the launch of two new illustrated lifestyle book imprints, Hearst Home and Hearst Kids, which are designed to take advantage of the media company’s portfolio of brands.
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At 'Captions' Hearing, Judge Hammers Audible’s Fair Use Argument
At a hearing on Wednesday, judge Valerie Caproni kept Audible lawyers on their heels, but it isn't clear if a preliminary injunction is in the offing.
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New PEN America Report Condemns Prison Book Bans
In the wake of a series of recent reports on book banning in the nation’s prison systems, PEN America has released a new policy report that condemns the practice and issues an urgent call for reform.
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In New Filing, Audible Lawyers Insist ‘Captions’ Copyright Case Should Be Tossed
Lawyers for Audible are doubling down on their claim that a lawsuit filed by seven publishers over Audible’s forthcoming Captions program is fundamentally a contract dispute.
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Authors Guild, AAR File Brief Supporting Publishers in Audible ‘Captions’ Case
The groups argue Audible should be required to "license the rights it seeks to exploit for its profit—just as others must—as required by copyright law and fundamental fairness.”
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