Paul Murray and Alice Hoffman publish new novels this week, while new nonfiction includes work from Elizabeth Rush and David Shih. 18 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-15 12 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-15 We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming three months through this reference page. But if you want to make sure your key titles are on our radar, now you can use this form to submit brief details as well: publun.ch/submitNotable. Please submit your notable titles at least 3 months prior to pub […]
Archives for August 2023
Judge Approves Internet Archive Permanent Injunction, Limits It to Works That Have eBook Editions
On Monday US District Court John Koeltl quickly approved the proposed permanent injunction filed last Friday by the litigating AAP publishers and the Internet Archive, following his finding that the IA had infringed authors’ copyrights. That action means the imposition of the injunction — and the bringing down of illegal ebooks — will commence shortly. But the judge did agree with the Internet Archive to limit the injunction so as to apply only to books for which the publisher has a commercially-available ebook edition. His reasoning, as the IA had argued, was that the 127 named works in the case […]
Another Day Another Suit: Music Companies Sue Internet Archive Over Their Infringement
The NYT ran a disappointingly naive and ill-founded article on the Internet Archive’s clear, unequivocal, comprehensive loss in court for copyright infringement of published books on a “mass” scale. They fall head over heels for Brewster Kahle as performer of a “good deed” based on a simple “notion” of helping when he conferred to himself the power to violate copyright laws from around the world and break even his own fake lending rules when he gave away millions of ebooks “mostly unavailable elsewhere” (also proven false) without limits during the pandemic. Fortunately, there is a fact-based record with the court, […]
Proposed Internet Archive Judgment Would Bring Down Infringing Files Right Away
On Friday the AAP and Internet Archive jointly filed with US District Court Judge John Koeltl the long-awaited proposed consent judgment and permanent injunction, following the judge’s forceful and unequivocal ruling from March finding the IA guilty of “wholesale copying and unauthorized lending” on a “mass” scale. Most importantly for the near term, they ask to the court to enter a permanent injunction that “is effective immediately and shall not be stayed pending [any] appeal” that means the illegal distribution of the named plaintiffs’ full catalogs of in-copyright books will stop right away (within 14 days of providing notice). Because […]
Distribution: The Experiment
Starting January 1, The Experiment will be distributed by W.W. Norton for print and digital books in the US and “select international markets.” They have been distributed by Workman/HBG.
Harper’s Sales and Earnings Fall to Close “A Tough Year”
Harper Collins reported a weak end to a difficult fiscal year, with fourth quarter sales of $446 million down $67 million from a year ago, 13 percent lower. EBITDA suffered even more, at just $16 million, compared to $47 million a year ago. $20 million of that gap was due to the calendar — with an additional 14th week included in last year’s quarter. The company also lost some revenue to foreign exchange. Broadly, News Corp. cited “lower book sales due to lower consumer demand industry-wide, [and] weak frontlist performance, which contributed to higher returns.” Earnings fell on a mix […]