Mallory Loehr will become president of Random House Children’s Books on May 1, reporting to ceo Nihar Malaviya. Loehr will also join the PRH US Leadership Team. “In her thirty plus years of enthusiastic dedication to Random House Children’s Books, Mallory has played a seminal role in the development of this business,” Malaviya said in a release. “…She’s a homegrown talent who truly believes in constantly evolving our approach to work in a way that can change cultures and thinking. I’m thrilled that she will not only lead RHCB but also help to shape our company overall as a member […]
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Scholastic Book Sales Flat as Clubs and Fairs Boost the Quarter
Scholastic released financial results for the third quarter ended February 28, with sales up 4 percent to $335 million, due to the acquisition of 9 Story Media and stronger sales in the school reading events segment (which comprises book clubs and book fairs). “Scholastic achieved modest revenue growth and improved operating results in the third quarter,” president and ceo Peter Warwick said in a release. “Despite increasing pressure on family and school spending on books and educational materials, strong performance by school book fairs and clubs, successful new titles and the addition of 9 Story Media Group contributed to positive […]
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Atlantic Allows You to Search Pirated Books on LibGen
The Atlantic has released a tool that allows people to search what books are included in the massive LibGen pirate database, based on metadata. According to court documents in the Kadrey v. Meta copyright infringement case, Meta used LibGen to train their GenAI tool Llama. LibGen includes approximately 7.5 million books and 81 million research papers. You will see a lot of enraged social media posts from authors, as the tool helps personalize the comprehensive scale of the theft. As previously reported, Meta engaged briefly in conversations with publishers about licensing books, but decided not to because it was too […]