UK publisher Faber has launched Faber US. The division will be overseen from Faber’s London offices by Mallory Ladd, director, Faber US and international sales, and Sara Talbot, sales director. PGW will distribute for the division. Brittany Dennison has joined as senior publicist. Previously, she was at Artisan Books. Travis Smith has joined as senior marketing manager. He was most recently at Algonquin Books. Both will be based in the US. Faber ceo Mary Cannam says in a release, “This marks an exciting moment for Faber. I am delighted that Brittany and Travis are joining us, with their considerable energy […]
Storytel Hits a Quarterly Sales Record
Swedish audiobook company Storytel announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024. Fourth quarter sales were SEK1.028 billion, up 9 percent—the first time the company has exceeded SEK1 billion in a quarter, influenced particularly by strong results in the publishing segment. Operating profit was SEK136 million, up from a loss of SEK(-680) million. EBITDA was SEK223 million, compared to a loss of SEK(-7) million during the same period last year. Streaming sales for the company were up 7 percent to SEK879 million and publishing sales grew 15 percent to SEK332 million. For the year, sales were up […]
Judge Rules Against “Fair Use” Defense in First AI Copyright Case
Thompson Reuters won its case against tech company Ross Intelligence, which copied TR’s Westlaw legal content to create its own AI, Reuters reports. This is the first judgement in an AI copyright infringement case in the US. Specifically, the judge ruled that Ross’s use of Westlaw’s content did not constitute “fair use”–a defense being used by several AI companies in suits about their use of pirated books. “We are pleased that the court granted summary judgment in our favor and concluded that Westlaw’s editorial content, created and maintained by our attorney editors, is protected by copyright and cannot be used […]
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Forthcoming: A Memoir From Margaret Atwood
Doubleday will publish Margaret Atwood‘s BOOK OF LIVES: A Memoir of Sorts on November 4, 2025. The book will be published simultaneously in Canada by McClelland & Stewart and in the UK by Chatto & Windus. US rights were acquired from Karolina Sutton at CAA, with Doubleday vp and executive editor Lee Boudreaux editing. Doubleday writes in a release that the book explores Atwood’s life “from her peripatetic childhood in the Canadian far north, through the writing of THE HANDMAID’S TALE.”
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