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Firm Behind Apple E-books Case Now Suing Amazon for Price Fixing

By Andrew Albanese | 03/23/2020 @ 12:00AM

On March 19, lawyers from Hagens Berman filed a class action suit on behalf of consumers in the U.S. District Court in Seattle, accusing Amazon of a massive horizontal price fixing scheme involving its two million third-party sellers.
Ingram Vows to Defend Industry Through Crisis

By Ed Nawotka | 03/22/2020 @ 02:00PM

Executives at Ingram Content Group affirmed their commitment to support the bookselling and publishing trade as best they can through the coronavirus crisis and though in some areas where the company operates government officials have issued shelter-in-place orders, Ingram's businesses have been deemed essential and remain open.
How the Book Biz Is Coping with the Coronavirus

By Jim Milliot, with reporting by the PW staff | 03/20/2020 @ 07:00PM

The rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced every part of the book industry to make adjustments.
Digital Subscription Is Booming in Sweden. Is It Sustainable?

By Carlo Carrenho | 03/20/2020 @ 07:00PM

Publisher revenues from digital subscription services surged 36.2% last year over the year prior. But can the trend last?
The Dial Press Is Driven by the Heart

By John Maher | 03/20/2020 @ 07:00PM

Dial has proven a venerable example of survival among the fickleness of the book biz. Now, under editorial director Whitney Frick, the press is entering a new stage of life nearly a century after it was founded.
Open Access for All to PW

| 03/19/2020 @ 12:00AM

A letter from PW president George Slowik addressing PW's response to the Covid-19 crisis, and steps on how to access all of PW's assets during this time.
Hopkins Press Grants Free Access to Journals, E-books

By John Maher | 03/18/2020 @ 01:45PM

Johns Hopkins University press will make 1,400 books and 97 journals accessible for free for the remainder of the spring semester to both students and the general public via the Project MUSE platform—the latest in a number of university presses making similar arrangements.
PW Reviews Submission Update Regarding Covid-19

By Jonathan Segura | 03/18/2020 @ 09:00AM

We ask that all titles sent in for review consideration going forward be submitted via our GalleyTracker platform only using digital review copies.
Indie Publishers Adapting to Coronavirus Outbreak

By Alex Green and Claire Kirch | 03/17/2020 @ 12:00AM

The new coronavirus is causing unprecedented disruption for independent publishers, but despite those challenges more than half a dozen indies said this week that they were managing to make a somewhat smooth transition to remote work while rallying in support of independent booksellers.
PRH Organizes Global Task Forces in Response to Virus Threat

By Calvin Reid | 03/16/2020 @ 09:00AM

In a letter to Penguin Random House employees worldwide, PRH CEO Markus Dohle outlined how PRH plans to address the challenges the company faces coping with the global spread of the new coronavirus.
The Coronavirus Continues to Disrupt the Book Business

By Jim Milliot, with reporting by Andrew Albanese and Ed Nawotka | 03/13/2020 @ 07:00PM

For the second time in two weeks, the new coronavirus has forced the cancellation of a major international book publishing conference—and made clear to publishers that these issues aren't going anywhere for a while.
NEA Says 55% of Americans Are Readers

By Ed Nawotka | 03/13/2020 @ 09:00AM

A new report from the National Endowment for the Arts tracking American reading habits in 2017 revealed that more than half of all U.S. adults, 55%, or 132 million people, did some form of book-reading.
PRH Gives NYC Staff Ability to Work from Home

By Jim Milliot | 03/11/2020 @ 11:00AM

Acknowledging that many people in its New York City headquarters may be uncomfortable commuting to its office, PRH US CEO Madeline McIntosh issued a memo saying the any employees who are able to complete their work from home may do so.
Wayne State U. Press Employees Charge Racial Discrimination, Retaliation

By Claire Kirch | 03/11/2020 @ 08:00AM

The three senior employees at Wayne State U Press who were fired on Feb. 7 and rehired on Feb. 21 have filed a complaint with the EEOC and Michigan Dept. of Human Rights, charging discrimination on the basis of race.
Allessi to Head New Workman Audio Imprint

By Jim Milliot | 03/09/2020 @ 09:00AM

Workman has formed the Workman Audio imprint and named former HarperCollins Audio v-p and publisher Ana Maria Allessi head of the new unit.
HBG Will Not Publish Woody Allen's Memoir

By John Maher | 03/06/2020 @ 03:00PM

Hachette Book Group has announced that Grand Central Publishing will not publish Woody Allen’s memoir, 'Apropos of Nothing,' and will return all rights to the author. The book was originally scheduled for sale in April 2020.
Oprah, Macmillan Promise 'To Do Better' to Amplify Latinx Voices

By Claire Kirch | 03/06/2020 @ 10:00AM

Oprah Winfrey's lively but emotional book club discussion of 'American Dirt' features Winfrey and Macmillan president Don Weisberg both promising to do better to amplify Latinx voices.
Edelweiss E-mail Hacked

By Alex Green | 03/06/2020 @ 12:00AM

Digital publisher marketing platform Edelweiss was exposed to a phishing scam on March 4 that compromised the company’s Edelweiss+ email list.

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