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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt 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 Fair
Frankfurt 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-books
Apple’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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Conferences
Frankfurt 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 Core
Cut to the Core: How to Renovate Your School's Library
Doing renovations can be, well, a trying experience.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt 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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Libraries
3M 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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Libraries
Check 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 News
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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Content / e-books
Summary Judgment Motions Filed in E-book Price-Fixing Suit
Summary judgment motions were filed last week in a case in which three defunct e-book retailers claim that Apple's 2010 price-fixing conspiracy forced them out of business.
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Financial Reporting
Cairns Out, Montgomery Up at Publishing Technology
Publishing Technology has announced that CEO Michael Cairns has stepped down, effective immediately after the Board projected a net loss for the year.
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Content / e-books
Will the Supreme Court Take Apple’s E-Book Appeal?
Apple attorneys confirmed that they will seek a Supreme Court review of the 2013 verdict finding the company liable for price-fixing, but it's no lock the court will hear the case.
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Copyright
How a Dancing Baby Struck a Blow for Fair Use
A federal appeals court this week held that copyright holders must consider fair use before sending a DMCA takedown notice.
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Libraries
Pew Survey: Traditional Library Visits Dip; Mobile Access Surges
According to a new Pew survey, of those who have used a public library website in the past year, 50% accessed it using a mobile device, up from 39% in 2012.
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Content / e-books
Second Case Against Author Solutions Is Dismissed
The dismissal of the fraud class action suit against Author Solutions ends two years of litigation against the self-publishing service.
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Libraries
Where Reference Fits in the Modern Library
For years, we’ve been hearing that traditional library reference service is dead. In reality, reference just disappeared, like Jimmy Hoffa.
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Libraries
Back to School Goals and Advice
As students sharpen their pencils and charge their mobile devices, teachers and librarians tell us how they’re preparing for the first day of school.
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Libraries
Publishers Tracking Trends In the Educational Space
School and library publishers are developing apps, handouts, social media campaigns, and more to address teachers’ and librarians’ needs.
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Libraries
School and Library Spotlight: How Schools Buy and Use E-Books
A snapshot of today’s educational e-book market, and where influencers think it is heading.
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Libraries
Digital Resources Beyond the E-book
E-books are not the only game in town when it comes to digital content used by students in the classroom and school library. Here’s a sampling of new products lauded by educators.