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Industry NewsCut to the Core: Has the Common Core Rollout Gone Awry?
The new school year is underway and as teachers look to align their lessons with the Common Core, many find themselves struggling with the implementation. In most cases this is not due to a lack of expertise, but rather inadequate training and resources.
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Content / e-books
Former CQ Press Publisher Debuts Free Legal Resource
The site will include variety of services, including a job board, issues reporting, and a variety of blogs to inform and entertain—all free to users.
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Content / e-books
Apple Remains Defiant in Latest Filings
Apple this week filed its answer to the class action complaints, in which it offered 10 initial defenses, and, as expected, conceded virtually none of the findings from its June trial.
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Libraries
Brian Kenney: Revisiting the NYPL's Renovation Plan
Over the past decade, I’ve visited a lot of central libraries—from Chicago to Liverpool to Denver—only to come home to New York and wonder, why don’t we have a great public library?
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Devices
What’s New in Digital Readers
Who knew that the book publishing industry would turn out to be a driver for technological development in the electronics industry?
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Content / e-books
Gale Launches New Purchase Model for E-books
The new model will enable libraries to purchase e-books “based on actual usage,” allowing libraries to better “perform evidence-based collection development.”
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Copyright
CCC Paid a Record $188.7 Million in Royalties in 2013
Under the direction of CEO Tracey Armstrong, who took the helm of CCC in 2007, the Copyright Clearance Center has posted an increase of more than $34 million in royalties paid in the last three years alone.
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Publisher News
Publishers Respond to Common Core
At a panel on Common Core at BookExpo America, a number of booksellers in the audience seemed anxious about how to incorporate the new state standards into their stores.
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Conferences
Books in Browsers 2013 Livestream
Watch the Books in Browsers event livestreaming right now!
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Content / e-books
Skyhorse Announces New Library Focused Imprint
Skyhorse officials say Carrel Books will publish its first list for libraries in 2014, with an "eclectic mix” of titles and subjects.
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Content / e-books
Apple Disputes $307 Million Damage Figure in E-book Case
Apple attorneys are disputing an expert report by Stanford economist Roger Noll that put potential damages in its e-book price-fixing case at over $307 million.
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Industry News
The Common Core Toolkit: October 2013
In this month's toolkit, PWcolumnists Margaux DelGuidice and Rose Luna highlight some education and common core-related resources with a focus on connecting.
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Content / e-books
Damages in E-Book Case Pegged at $307 Million
An expert for the Plaintiffs contends that higher e-book prices during the "collusion period" yielded an extra $307,808,414 for the settling publishers on revenues of more than $1.5 billion—an added margin of about 19.9%.
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Libraries
Michael Kelley: Sound Preservation and Copyright
The Belfer Audio Archive at New York’s Syracuse University houses one of the preeminent collections of historical sound recordings in the U.S.
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Book News
Books Against Bullies
Publishers are doing their part to bring attention to this pervasive issue, with an increase in high-profile titles aimed at stopping the cycle of bullying and helping victims cope.
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Retailing
Data Mining Scribd Subscriptions
According to Scribd's early analysis of user data of its e-book subscription service, 4.5 books were browsed for every book read.
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Content / e-books
Macmillan to Offer Entire E-book Backlist to Libraries
Library users can now access more than 11,000 titles including bestselling titles from Orson Scott Card, Madeleine L'Engle, and Jeffrey Eugenides.
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Conferences
Dohle Bites: Highlights from Markus Dohle’s Talk at Frankfurt
Notable quotes from the CEO of the world's largest trade publisher on Amazon, the future of print, self-publishing, and more.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: A Busy Fair Despite Lower Attendance
The 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair was a busy one, despite another modest decline in trade visitors
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Soapbox
In Copyright Reform, Balancing Creators' and Consumers' Interests
Calls for copyright reform are coming from every corner of the globe— from new international treaties to U.S. congressional hearings.
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