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Shows & Events
The P&L Sheet: ALA Preview 2013
When I left magazine publishing and returned to working in libraries a year ago, I promised myself one thing: when it comes to e-books, I wouldn’t get my boxer shorts into a twist.
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Copyright
Overruled: PW Talks to ARL’s Brandon Butler: ALA Preview 2013
Sure, for the general observer, 2012 might well be remembered as a year of frustration for libraries, dominated by the lingering impasse over e-book lending.
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Nancy PearlCheck It Out with Nancy Pearl: ALA Midwinter and Favorite Northwest Books
The theme of our Midwinter coverage is “Resolutions,” as we get ready to say good-bye to 2012 and embark on a new year.
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Shows & Events
Standing Up for the Community: PW Talks with Terry Plum: ALA Preview 2013
When it comes to digital, librarians can sometimes be perceived as awfully cranky—just look at the current debate around e-books and lending rights.
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Publisher News
Brian Kenney Joins 'PW' as Contributing Editor
Deepening its commitment to library issues, Publishers Weekly is pleased to announce the addition of Brian Kenney, formerly editorial director of Library Journal, SLJ, and The Horn Book, as a contributing editor and blogger. In his new role, Kenney will write a monthly column dedicated to exploring the dynamic relationship between publishers and libraries, will contribute blog posts and commentary, and will report from library conferences.
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Content / e-books
ALA Releases Media Kit to Help Libraries Make E-book Case to the Public
The ALA this week released a “media kit” to help librarians take their case for e-books to the people, continuing efforts it kicked off in September to give the simmering e-book issue more public attention.
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Conferences
At the 2012 Miami Book Fair, Self-Publishing Takes Center Stage
Self-publishing was one of the highlights at the just-concluded 2012 Miami Book Fair.
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Copyright
Authors Guild Appeals Loss in Book Scanning Case
The Authors Guild has notified the court that it will appeal Judge Harold Baer’s landmark October 10 ruling in the Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust case.
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Nancy Pearl
Check It Out with Nancy Pearl: Ideas for Library Catalogues
What would your dream catalogue look like? And following up on PW’s Best Books of 2012, Nancy offers her list of favorites
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Publisher News
Rowman & Littlefield, Medical Library Association Strike Publishing Agreement
The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group (RLPG) and the Medical Library Association (MLA) this week announced a new co-publishing partnership that will yield “new book projects” and “explore opportunities in innovative publishing formats and reaching wider audiences.”
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Apps
NatureShare Update Transforms Classic Audubon Book into Online Community
Vermont-based app-maker NatureShare today announced the release of a major update to its award-winning Audubon Birds: A Field Guide to North American Birds app, essentially transforming the classic birding bible into a social network for the birder community.
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Awards & Prizes
In Wake of Sandy, AAP Extends PROSE Award Deadline to November 9
The Association of American Publishers today announced that the entry deadline for the 2012 PROSE Awards has been extended to Friday, November 9 to accommodate those affected by Sandy. The original deadline was October 31. Complete entry information is available on the PROSE Awards Web site.
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Copyright
Publishers Ordered to Pay $3 Million in GSU Copyright Case
Not only did publishers not get the injunctive relief they sought in a closely watched case over e-reserves, last week they paid the tab.
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Conferences
Books in Browsers 2012: A Publishing Industry Rushing into the Future
BiB speakers were not trying to repair or modernize publishing. Rather, they were designing new solutions for a world in which story-telling takes advantage of networked tools for sharing insights and art.
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Copyright
Supreme Court Probes ‘Parade of Horribles’ in Wiley Case
At the forefront: whether a ruling for Wiley might harm secondary markets and incentivize manufacturers, including publishers, to move their operations overseas in a bid to further control downstream distribution.
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Copyright
As Wiley Case Heads to the Supreme Court, Libraries Join “Owners Rights” Coalition
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on October 29 that could decide whether long-held “first sale” rights under the Copyright Act extend to goods manufactured overseas. But a newly formed coalition of business and libraries is already anticipating the next front in the battle: Congress.
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Content / e-books
Majority of Young Readers Still Use Libraries
Some 80% of Americans ages 16-29 have read a book in the past year, and 6 in 10 say they have used their local public library, according to a survey report released today by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
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Copyright
Unintended Consequences In the HathiTrust Case
Digitization proponents and library advocates hailed the October 10 decision in the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust case as an unequivocal, emphatic victory for fair use.
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Copyright
Google Scanning Is Fair Use Says Judge
In a major ruling, Federal judge Harold Baer this week tossed the Authors Guild case against the HathiTrust. In granting the HathiTrust’s motion for summary judgment, Baer ruled that that the scan program was a clear fair use under the the copyright law.
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Copyright
Publishers Settle Google Books Lawsuit
The Association of American Publishers and Google’s agreement last week to settle the publishers’ long-running litigation over Google’s library scanning program put an end to the lengthy and expensive suit, but without resolving any of the underlying copyright and fair use issues. The main component of the deal: copyright owners with books scanned by Google under its library program can choose to “opt out” of the program and have their books removed. Of course, that settlement condition is something Google has offered copyright owners with books in the program all along.
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