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LibrariesPW's Top 10 Library Stories of 2015
We take a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2015, and a look ahead at what they portend for 2016.
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Shows & Events
ALA Midwinter 2016 Spotlight: ALA Midwinter Program Picks
The American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting is where the association conducts its business—committees move forward (however glacially), and hardworking but fun-filled awards committees arrive at their hotly contested decisions.
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Content / e-booksPenguin Random House Unifies E-book Terms for Libraries
Effective January 1, 2016, all Penguin e-books purchased by libraries after January 1 will be licensed on a perpetual access model.
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Content / e-booksIn Amicus Brief, Authors Guild, ABA, B&N Back Apple
A coalition of authors groups and booksellers is urging the Supreme Court to reverse the verdict in Apple's e-book price-fixing case.
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Content / e-booksDoJ Gets Extension in Apple Case
Department of Justice attorneys now have until January 4, 2016 to file any opposition briefs to Apple's petition for the Supreme Court to hear the company's appeal in the e-book price-fixing case.
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LibrariesWill Google Cardboard Change Publishing?
Virtual reality and our rapidly evolving visual culture portend a revolution in how we tell our stories. Will today’s publishers be part of it?
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LibrariesLessons from Seattle’s Failed Bid to Rebrand its Public Library
Rebranding efforts in libraries are not uncommon, but a recent, ill-fated bid to rebrand the Seattle Public Library generated a public controversy.
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Content / e-booksAt the New Zola Books, Focus Is On Tech
Zola Books didn't work out as a book retailer, so its literary agent founder has refocused the company.
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LibrariesCheck It Out with Andrew Richard Albanese: How the Google Books Case Could Change Fair Use On Campus
Perhaps the biggest question to come from Pierre Leval’s written opinion in the extraordinary case of Google Books, is how it might ripple into the day-to-day application of fair use in higher education.
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Content / e-booksApple Asks Supreme Court to Overturn E-books Decision
In its petition, Apple suggested a negative effect on the economy if the decision was left to stand.
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CopyrightCourt Punts Salinger Copyright Case to New Hampshire
A copyright lawsuit filed by Memphis-based indie publisher the Devault-Graves Agency against the Salinger Literary Trust is moving from Tennessee to New Hampshire, where Salinger’s heir, Colleen Salinger resides.
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Frankfurt Book FairFrankfurt Book Fair 2015: In Surprise, Frankfurt Book Fair Attendance Rises
Despite a sluggish global economy and political turmoil, official attendance for the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair rose modestly over 2014.
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Frankfurt Book FairFrankfurt Book Fair 2015: The New, Digital Faces of the Frankfurt Book Fair
For all the talk of e-books, and the state of the book market, the number of new digital startups at the Frankfurt Book Fair is an indicator of the industry's health.
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Content / e-booksApple’s Antitrust Monitorship is Over
In a brief opinion and order issued yesterday, Judge Denise Cote declined to extend the monitor's term, and officially closed a contentious chapter in Apple’s e-book antitrust case.
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ConferencesFrankfurt Book Fair 2015: At Opening, Salman Rushdie Defends Free Speech
Amid tight security, author Salman Rushdie told reporters that the publishing world must continue to defend free speech.
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Common CoreCut to the Core: How to Renovate Your School's Library
Doing renovations can be, well, a trying experience.
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Frankfurt Book FairFrankfurt Book Fair 2015: Skoobe: Subscription E-books Are Succeeding in Germany
Skoobe CEO Constance Landsberg offers an international take on e-book subscriptions.
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Libraries3M Sells Library Business to Bibliotheca; ProQuest Buys Ex Libris
3M has sold its North American and global library businesses—including 3M Cloud Library, 3M’s upstart e-book lending service—to global library solutions company Bibliotheca.
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LibrariesCheck It Out with Andrew Richard Albanese: How To Make the Orphan Works Problem Worse
The U.S. Copyright Office is soliciting public comments on a massive 234-page report and legislative proposal dealing with one of copyright’s central problems—orphan works. But with a week left in the comment period, librarians and archivists—groups that once supported orphan works legislation—are lining up against the plan.
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Publisher NewsSuit 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.



