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Content / e-booksS&S Opens E-Book Lending to All Libraries
Following “a successful pilot program” in 20 select library systems, S&S will now open its catalog of e-books to all libraries nationwide.
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Book News
Lerner Launches 'Audisee eBooks with Audio'
Lerner officials say Audisee eBooks with Audio, offers "an engaging solution for reluctant and struggling readers, on-grade readers, auditory learners, and ELL/ESL students."
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Copyright
Open Road Fires Back at HarperCollins in Copyright Case
Open Road attorneys called HarperCollins' $1.1 million request for attorneys fees "shocking," and argued that such an award would universally harm authors.
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Content / e-books
SAGE Signs on to CCC’s ‘Get It Now’ Service
SAGE is the 100th publisher to sign on to the service, which offers library patrons and staff instant access to journal content.
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Libraries
What’s Next for E-books in Libraries?
Here’s the good news: when it comes to libraries and e-books, there’s been progress.
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Content / e-books
Apple, States Settle E-book Damages
Plaintiff attorneys informed Judge Denise Cote on Monday that they had reached an agreement with Apple to settle monetary claims in the long-running e-book price-fixing case.
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Copyright
Appeals Court Affirms Sherlock Holmes is Public Domain
In a ruling Monday, an appeals court affirmed that the character of Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain.
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Publisher News
Supreme Court Delivers Key Free Speech Decision
The decision affirms that a person, organization or business should not have to risk prosecution to challenge the Constitutionality of a law with First Amendment implications.
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Shows & Events
ALA 2014: What Happens In Vegas
The Publishers Weekly preview of ALA 2014. Held in Las Vegas, this year's show is expected to draw 20,000 librarians, authors, publishers, and vendors.
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Awards & Prizes
ALA 2014: And the Winner Is...
Now entering its third year, the ALA’s Carnegie Medals for Excellence are on their way to becoming a premier national book prize.
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Industry News
ALA 2014: The Exit Interview: PW Talks with Scholastic’s John Mason
John Mason, the esteemed director of library and educational marketing at Scholastic, will officially hang up his tote bag on July 3. We caught up with Mason as he was preparing for the transition.
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Shows & Events
ALA en Español
The U.S. Hispanic population is surging, and serving this growing community brings new challenges and opportunities to librarians across the country.
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Shows & Events
ALA 2014: After Success on E-Book Access, ALA Looks Ahead
Given the prominence of e-book and other digital content issues in libraries, the ALA Digital Content Working Group could well be among the most important groups the ALA has ever launched.
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Shows & Events
ALA 2014: Showtime!
“Librarian” probably isn’t the first word you’d associate with Las Vegas—in fact, it may well be the last.
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Shows & Events
ALA 2014: Hands On
These days, learning at the library is very much about making things.
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Copyright
Authors Guild Responds to Second Circuit Ruling
The Authors Guild released a statement in response to the Second Circuit's affirmation of Judge Harold Baer's October 2012 decision in the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust.
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Content / e-books
Twenty Years Later, Landmark Digital Lawsuit Concludes
Known as “Freelance,” the case settles claims by freelance writers arising from the the 2001 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Tasini case.
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Copyright
Second Circuit Upholds HathiTrust Verdict
In its decision the court affirmed that scanning entire works to create full‐text searching is “a quintessentially transformative use.”
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Content / e-books
Judge Says Price-Fixing Suit Filed by Retailers Can Proceed
Australian upstart DNAML says it was was harmed by the 2010 price-fixing scheme executed by Apple and the five agency publishers.
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Common Core
Cut to the Core: Common Core Is a Hot Topic at Trade Shows
For publishers, librarians, and educators, the Common Core and its impact on trade books was a key topic of conversation at this year's Book Expo America.
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