Arcadia Endowment Supports MIT Press Open Access “Experiments”
The six-decade-old MIT Press is a pioneer in open access publishing.
Sep 10, 2023•9 min
Velocity of Content
A series of recordings from the Copyright Clearance Center
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Judge Blocks Texas “Book Rating” Law
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking HB 900, the controversial “book rating” law from taking effect in Texas.
Sep 08, 2023•15 min
Best of VOC: And The Oscar Goes To… ChatGPT?
Writers in Hollywood are the latest to declare concerns that technology based in powerful artificial intelligence tools may jeopardize their livelihoods.
Sep 03, 2023•14 min
A Good Name On Bad Books
“Good name in man and woman,” wrote Shakespeare, “is the immediate jewel of their souls.”
Aug 27, 2023•11 min
Is BookTok Effect Fading?
In July, according to BookScan, sales for roughly 180 BookTok authors fell 4.5 percent over 2022.
Aug 25, 2023•17 min
FAIR Forum To Address “Evolving Role of Data in the AI Era”
With new AI services introduced on an almost daily basis, adoption of FAIR Data Principles in research-intensive organizations is more important than ever.
Aug 20, 2023•23 min
Publishers, Internet Archive Agree to Consented Judgment
A stipulated permanent injunction prevents the Internet Archive from offering unauthorized copies of books to the global public.
Aug 18, 2023•13 min
Jeff Jarvis on “The Gutenberg Parenthesis”
Printed books engendered a culture of communication that endured for centuries. In his new book, The Gutenberg Parenthesis, media analyst Jeff Jarvis places us outside the era of print and beyond the world that print created.
Aug 13, 2023•12 min
KKR To Acquire Simon & Schuster for $1.62B
The Big Five will stay the Big Five for now.
Aug 11, 2023•19 min
Challenging Racism in Scholarly Publishing
Three years since the tumultuous summer of 2020, how have we changed? In publishing especially, what is different about our jobs, our professional relationships, and our attitudes?
Aug 06, 2023•24 min
Court Limits Arkansas “Harmful” Book Law
In Arkansas, freedom to read advocates have a court victory to celebrate.
Aug 04, 2023•16 min
The State of Scholarly Metadata
When it comes to successful Open Access initiatives, a critical element is high-quality metadata.
Aug 03, 2023•27 min
The Challenges of AI-Generated Content
While AI isn't a new concept in copyright or technology, it's the top draw for the 2023 Copyright and Technology conference.
Jul 30, 2023•12 min
Federal Lawsuit Aims At Texas Reader Act
The Texas “Reader Act” requires book vendors to review any book that could be sold into a school.
Jul 28, 2023•16 min
A TikTok Challenge for Publishing
Mark Gottlieb with Trident Media Group explores what authors and publishers should know about TikTok’s move into publishing, and how they may want to respond.
Jul 23, 2023•12 min
Layoffs, Closures Hit Big 5
PRH CEO Nihar Malaviya said that any growth the industry has seen has been offset by increased costs.
Jul 21, 2023•20 min
A Book Festival That Matters in Kyiv
It’s difficult to imagine more challenging circumstances for a book festival than to be held during war.
Jul 16, 2023•32 min
AI Faces Multiple Creator Lawsuits
Copyright infringement lawsuits from authors and artists against creators of Generative AI software are mounting.
Jul 14, 2023•13 min
Plain Language Summaries “Go Beyond Language”
Creating effective plain-language summaries requires looking beyond the language, says Dr. Catherine Richards Golini.
Jul 09, 2023•11 min
Libraries, Publishers Together in Chicago
According to PW’s Andrew Albanese, the ALA conference highlighted an organized response from the library and publishing communities to politicized attacks on the freedom to read.
Jul 07, 2023•15 min
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