Book World to close, leaving void for many small Wisconsin communities – This U.S. midwestern chain, inclusive of 45 stores and more than 300 employees, is closing all of its stores and has commenced a liquidation sale. There is a lot of blame being directed Amazon’s way, not only for ... more >
Rep. John Lewis’s books sell out following Donald Trump’s attacks – In the war of words between John Lewis and Donald Trump, Lewis has scored at least five bestsellers, as all of his books hit the top 20 on Amazon this weekend, including the National Book Award-winning March. Which is particularly fitting ... more >
Free Speech, Digital Piracy Headline AAP Annual Meeting – The Association of American Publishers, aka “the voice of American publishing,” featured several themes at its annual meeting, including the threats to free speech, especially in education (yay!), digital piracy (sigh), and educational technology as social media (hmmm). These are interesting themes, considering ... more >
Dallas Buyers Club abandons piracy court case – So once an Australian judge blocked the Dallas Buyers Club from pursuing major bucks from alleged infringers, the DBC announced that “it has better things to do for now,” thereby ending the case. If you’ve been following this case, you know that there ... more >
Looking Back at 2015 in Book Publishing – A review of some of 2015’s publishing notable moments, from the rise of audiobooks to the phenomenon of Go Set A Watchman, to all the books that were published but did not blow the roof off their publishing house: At the outset, 2015 ... more >
Dallas Buyers Club: iiNet case thrown out in landmark ruling on piracy in Australia – When an Australian federal court held that the Dallas Buyers Club could pursue the IP addresses of some 5,000 Australians who allegedly shared the DBC film illegally, the judge put very specific provisions in place, including a ... more >