In a public status conference for the trial brought by bookstores and the AAP against Texas’s book ban law, Judge Alan Albright told lawyers for each party that he will be ruling for the plaintiffs and preventing any further action from the state. The judge said that he was not able to get a written order completed by the day the law was to take effect, Sept 1, and that it should be available in the next two weeks. The order will grant a preliminary injunction to the statute in its entirety, and deny the state’s motion to dismiss the […]
Appeals Court Strikes Down “Mandatory Deposit” of Books with the Library of Congress
Yesterday the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of small Virginia publisher Valancourt Books, finding that publishers should not be required to send physical copies of their copyrighted books to the Library of Congress. The process of a “mandatory deposit” of books to the LOC (Section 407 of the Copyright Act), without compensation from the government, was unconstitutional, the court said, reversing a lower court decision. Previously, the LOC claimed that the providing the books to the Library of Congress was related to copyright protection, and refusal to do so would result in […]
Quarto Sales and Earnings Fall After Closing Distro and Toy Businesses
Quarto announced results for the first half of the fiscal year ended June 30, with sales of $52 million, down 16 percent from $61.9 million in the same period in 2022. The sales decline was in part due to the company closing their distribution service and selling their Smart Lab toy imprint. Adjusted operating profit was $3.1 million, compared to $6.1 million last year. The company also noted that the book market overall has been more challenging in 2023 than 2022, though they expect it to pick up in the rest of the year as inflation is past its peak. […]
People 8/29
At Chronicle, Andie Krawczyk is moving into the newly created role of director, institutional and independent trade marketing for adult and children's books.
New Books Publishing August 29
Jennifer Weiner, Emma Donoghue, and Latoya Watkins publish new fiction this week, while new nonfiction includes work from Avi Loeb. Also out this week are novels by Hilary Leichter and Jenna Levine and memoirs by Alice Carrière and Patty Lin, all excerpted in our Buzz Books 2023 collections. 14 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-29 9 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-29 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ 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 […]
People 8/28
At Orbit, Tiana Coven and Angelica Chong have been promoted to associate editor.