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Content / e-books
Hoopla Launches E-book, Comics Service for Libraries
Midwest Tape, which distributes various media to libraries, has announced the roll-out of its new e-book offerings through its hoopla platform.
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Publisher News
Will Author Solutions Case Go Class Action?
With legal briefs now filed, attorneys for the author plaintiffs argue that a common question merits class action status: “Did [Author Solutions] engage in a fraudulent scheme to sell authors worthless marketing services?”
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Libraries
So, You Want to Be a Library Director?
Six tips to help you make the jump to a directorship without running to the ALA placement office after six months.
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Libraries
Julie Todaro Wins ALA Presidency
In a four-way race, Todaro garnered 2,899 votes, edging her closest competitor, University of Washington iSchool professor Joe Janes by just 22 votes.
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Libraries
Macmillan to Offer Audiobooks to Libraries via Hoopla
Macmillan is the first Big Five publisher to get on the hoopla platform, but officials say talks are underway with others, and more announcements are expected soon.
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Publisher News
ProQuest Acquires Coutts from Ingram
ProQuest will assume ownership and management of Coutts and MyiLibrary, and “form a strategic partnership" with Ingram for print fulfillment.
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Marketing
At PW Event, Panel Argues that Libraries Are Vital Marketing Partners
At the PW discussion series event The Case for Libraries, moderator David Vinjamuri and a panel of experts argued that publishers and libraries are ideal marketing partners for books and authors.
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Copyright
Library Groups Join Effort for 'Balanced' Copyright
The American Library Association and the Association of Research Libraries are among the organizations to join a new coalition dedicated to promoting "balanced" copyright laws.
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Copyright
Judge Denies Publishers' Bid for New Evidence in GSU Copyright Case
Judge Orinda Evans has denied publishers’ bid to gather new evidence in the closely-watched Georgia State University e-reserves case.
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Publisher News
Publishers Applaud Removal of Sanctions on Syrian Authors
At the urging of a coalition of publishers, regulations prohibiting American publishers from working with authors in the war-torn region was recently lifted, under a general license.
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Content / e-books
Apple E-book Monitor Reports 'Setbacks'
The latest report, for the six-month period ending in February, hints at the tension that has marked Apple's monitorship thus far.
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London Book Fair
London Book Fair 2015: Self-Publishing Smashes Through
With self-publishing now a popular part of the London Book Fair, PW checks in with Smashwords founder Mark Coker about what the future holds.
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London Book Fair
London Book Fair 2015: Brazil’s Race to Digital
What is holding back e-books in Brazil? PublishNews Brazil's Carlo Carrenho looks at three surmountable hurdles, and a digital book market waiting to take off.
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Content / e-books
London Book Fair 2015: 3M Expands Cloud Library to U.K. and Beyond
Already in over 1,000 libraries in the U.S. and Canada, users abroad will soon be able to use 3M to borrow library e-books.
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Conferences
London Book Fair 2015: The Changing Scholarly Publisher
At a London Book Fair discussion, moderator Audrey McCulloch (CEO, ALPSP) asked a pointed question: has open access publishing just made scholarly publishing more complicated?
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Conferences
London Book Fair 2015: At Digital Minds, Publishers Urged to Experiment, and Learn
The seventh annual Publishing for Digital Minds Conference kicked off the London Book Fair, with the main exhibits officially opening on Tuesday.
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Content / e-books
Report Looks at New Publishing Business Models
Spain-based Dosdoce.com this week released an English language version of its 2014 report “New Business Models in the Digital Age.”
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Libraries
The Case For Libraries
As the amount of retail shelf space for marketing physical books continues to shrink, libraries have all the tools to pick up the slack.
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Copyright
GSU Lawyers: No Do-Over in Key Copyright Case
In a blistering opposition filing, Georgia State attorneys argue that the publisher plaintiffs should not be allowed a "second go at whole new allegations of infringement."
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Common Core
Cut to the Core: Five Common Core Stories to Watch This Spring
With 2015 in full swing, the Common Core standards continue to stir controversy.