Textbooks authors David Knox and Caroline Schacht filed suit in the Southern District of New York against Cengage, alleging that the publisher’s forthcoming Cengage Unlimited subscription model breaks the “fundamental bargain struck” in their publishing agreements, and is designed “for the specific purpose of retaining a greater share of its revenue stream (and therefore reducing author royalty payments).” The plaintiffs seek class action status for their suit. More broadly, they also allege that since emerging from bankruptcy protection in 2014, “Cengage has trampled on its authors’ rights.” They charge that the company has diluted authors’ royalties on courseware packages, by […]
