#associationofamericanpublishers — Public Fediverse posts

News Summary: New Study Says Library E-Book Lending Hurts Book Sales

The tale of libraries, e-books, and publishers is less a news story and more an album-length epic of prog rock. The TL;DR so far is: libraries say they are being asked to pay too much for e-books; publishers say they have to charge this much because libraries take away from retail sales; meanwhile, indies can set their own prices when they distribute to OverDrive and make our books a very attractive proposition.
The post News Summary: New Study Says Library E-Book Lending Hurts Book Sales appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/library-e-book-lending-hurts-book-sales/

#AssociationofAmericanpublishers #AuthorsGuild #booksales #indieauthors #libraryebooklending

U.S. Publishers Sue Google, Alleging Massive Copyright Infringement Behind Its Gemini AI Service

The lawsuit accuses Google of illegally copying millions of works to train its Gemini AI service which, the publishers argue, is already being used to flood the marketplace for books with “AI-generated substitutes.”
The post U.S. Publishers Sue Google, Alleging Massive Copyright Infringement Behind Its Gemini AI Service appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/u-s-publishers-sue-google-alleging-massive-copyright-infringement-behind-its-gemini-ai-service/

#AI #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Copyright

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📬 Big Five: Verlage versuchen Anna’s Archive mit Klage zu schließen
#EBooks #Rechtssachen #Anna039;sArchive #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #BigFive #Klage #MariaPallante #Spotify https://sc.tarnkappe.info/61f747

AAP Announces 2026 PROSE Award Winners, with Cambridge University Press Taking the R.R. Hawkins Award

Cambridge University Press Managing Director Mandy Hill said receiving the prestigious R.R. Hawkins Award was  “a real honor for Cambridge” and “an extraordinary achievement” for Eltis.
The post AAP Announces 2026 PROSE Award Winners, with Cambridge University Press Taking the R.R. Hawkins Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/aap-announces-2026-prose-award-winners-with-cambridge-university-press-taking-the-r-r-hawkins-award/

#AcademicPublishing #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #AssociationofUniversityPresses #Awards #CambridgeUniversityPressandAssessment

As Key Hearing Draws Near, Publishers Defend Their Bid to Join Authors’ Copyright Lawsuit Over Google’s AI Training

In a February 5 brief, the publishers stressed that their intervention in the case was necessary to ensure "the publishing industry’s discrete interests are fairly treated” and rejected Google's "over-the-top" opposition to their joining the litigation.
The post As Key Hearing Draws Near, Publishers Defend Their Bid to Join Authors’ Copyright Lawsuit Over Google’s AI Training appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/02/as-key-hearing-draws-near-publishers-defend-their-bid-to-join-authors-copyright-lawsuit-over-googles-ai-training/

#AI #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Copyright

Association of American Publishers Announces This Month’s Revenue Report

The Association of American Publishers released October 2025 StatShot report noting revenue is up 6.7% over October 2024 and 0.4% so far this year.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/association-of-american-publishers-announces-this-months-revenue-report/

#AssociationofAmericanPublishers #BookSales #Childrens #Fiction #Nonfiction

AAP’s July StatShot Sees US Market Down 4.2 Percent

In adult books, net sales fell 13.6 percent in July's United States market, remaining down 5.9 percent year-to-date.
The post AAP’s July StatShot Sees US Market Down 4.2 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/aaps-statshot-for-july-sees-overall-us-market-down-4-2-percent/

#AAP #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Audiobooks #ChildrensBooks #DigitalPublishing

AAP’s International Award Goes to Russian-Ukrainian ‘Freedom Letters’

The Association of American Publishers' 23-year-old International Freedom to Publish award toes to Georgy Urushadze.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/aaps-international-award-goes-to-russian-ukrainian-freedom-letters/

#AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Awards #FreedomtoPublish #InternationalPublishersAssociation #MariaAPallante

Transatlantic Comments on the Anthropic AI Settlement

A clear win for rights holders with copyright registered in the United States,' the Judge Approves the Anthropic settlement.
The post Transatlantic Comments on the Anthropic AI Settlement appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/anthropic/

#AI #AnnaGanley #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers

AAP’s StatShot: US Industry Was Down 1.3 Percent in June

The United States' market, according to the Association of American Publishers' StatShot report, was down in June 1.7 percent year to date.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/aaps-statshot-us-industry-was-down-1-3-percent-in-june/

#AAP #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Audiobooks #ChildrensBooks #DigitalPublishing
@indieauthors

AAP Endorses the US$1.5 Billion AI Settlement Proposed in the ‘Bartz v. Anthropic’ Case

What's called in court documents 'the largest publicly reported copyright recovery in history' has publishers' and authors' endorsements.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/aap-endorses-the-us1-5-billion-ai-settlement-proposed-in-bartz-v-anthropic/

#AI #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #AuthorsGuild
@indieauthors

News Summary: Anthropic AI Lawsuit Moves Toward Settlement; Authors and Publishers Await Terms

The two stories in this round-up feature the Association of American Publishers. Nonetheless, both are relevant for indie authors, in the US certainly and quite possibly elsewhere. First up is possibly a major breakthrough in…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/anthropic-ai-lawsuit/

#AIlawsuit #Anthropicsettlement #AssociationofAmericanpublishers #authorrights #classaction
@indieauthors

A Potential Settlement in the Anthropic AI-Training Lawsuit

Proliferating piracy' and AI-training on copyrighted content: The AAP reports a possible settlement in the California case.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/a-potential-settlement-in-the-anthropic-ai-training-lawsuit/

#AI #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #BookPiracy
@indieauthors

AAP’s Annual StatShot: US Revenues $32.5 Billion in 2024

Digital audio increased 22.2 percent to $2.4 billion in 2024, according to the Association of American Publishers' annual StatShot.
The post AAP’s Annual StatShot: US Revenues $32.5 Billion in 2024 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/association-of-american-publishers/

#AAP #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Audiobooks #ChildrensBooks #DigitalPublishing
@indieauthors

Copyright and Piracy: Publishers Coordinate on the Anthropic Lawsuit

In a fast-moving and potentially influential class action suit of AI developer Anthropic, the AAP supports publishers' preparation.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/copyright-and-piracy-publishers-coordinate-on-the-anthropic-lawsuit/

#AI #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #BookPiracy
@indieauthors

AAP’s May StatShot: US Trade Revenues Down 7.5 Percent

On a year-to-date basis, StatShot respondents showed the overall United States publishing industry down 1.8 percent in May.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/aaps-may-statshot-sees-the-us-trade-revenues-down-7-5-percent/

#AAP #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Audiobooks #ChildrensBooks #DigitalPublishing
@indieauthors

American Publishers Look at the White House AI Action Plan

The Association of American Publishers assesses elements of the Trump administration's  'AI Action Plan' and copyright concerns.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/american-publishers-look-at-the-white-house-ai-action-plan/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Copyright #DonaldTrump
@indieauthors

AAP’s April StatShot: US Industry Down 4.0 Percent in April

The Association of American Publishers' StatShot sees trade revenues in the US book market down 2.7 percent in April.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/06/aaps-april-2025-statshot-us-industry-down-4-0-percent-in-april/

#AAP #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Audiobooks #ChildrensBooks #DigitalPublishing
@indieauthors

AAP StatShot: The Overall US Market Rises 7.3 Percent in March

After the mild slide of February's StatShot, the Association of American Publishers' March report sees the trade up 4.4 percent over March 2024.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/aap-statshot-the-overall-us-market-rises-7-3-percent-in-march/

#AAP #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Audiobooks #ChildrensBooks #DigitalPublishing
@indieauthors

Creators for Europe’s 10,000 Signatures: Copyright and AI

Creators for Europe United claims 10,000 signatories in its pro-copyright message aimed at the European Commission.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/creators-for-europe-united-marks-10000-votes-copyright-and-ai/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Authors #AuthorsGuild
@indieauthors

AAP’s StatShot: Some US Market Slippage in February

In February, trade paperback and hardback formats declined 1.4 percent and 4.9 percent respectively over the same month last year.
The post AAP’s StatShot: Some US Market Slippage in February appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/aaps-statshot-some-us-market-slippage-in-february/

#AAP #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Audiobooks #ChildrensBooks #DigitalPublishing
@indieauthors

Audible Opens AI-Narration to Selected Publishers

Selected publishers are working with an early release of Audible's AI-voiced audiobook production, with translation and accents to follow.
The post Audible Opens AI-Narration to Selected Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/audible-opens-ai-and-translation-narrative-availability/

#AAP #AI #Amazon #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers
@indieauthors

AAP’s Pallante on the US Library of Congress and Copyright Office Firings

Is it all related to the Copyright Office’s AI report?' The Association of American Publishers CEO Maria A. Pallante weighs events.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/aaps-pallante-on-the-us-library-of-congress-and-copyright-office-firings/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #BrianMurray #FreedomofExpression
@indieauthors

AAP’s Annual Meeting: Stark Comment on AI and Copyright

AAP chief Maria A. Pallante and HarperCollins' Brian Murray describe 'an unprecedented legal battle with Big Tech' in AI and copyright.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/the-aaps-annual-meeting-stark-comments-on-ai/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #BrianMurray #FreedomofExpression
@indieauthors

UK Publishers Release More of Their ‘Soft Power’ Study

The United Kingdom's Publishers Association's annual meeting features a study on UK publishing and 'soft power' at home and abroad.
The post UK Publishers Release More of Their ‘Soft Power’ Study appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/united-kingdom-publishing__trashed/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Copyright #DanConway
@indieauthors

Two Roads Diverged in the AI Woods: American Pragmatism vs. British Bluster

So the AAP presented the court with a series of existing (AI publishing) deals - over 65 examples, collectively valued at $2.5 billion, with projections soaring to $30 billion over the next decade.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/05/03/two-roads-diverged-in-the-ai-woods-american-pragmatism-vs-british-bluster/

#AI #PublishingControversies #UK #USA #AssociationofAmericanPublishers
@indieauthors

‘Digitizing Creativity’: Potential and Promise at Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair's new 'Digitizing Creativity' conference opens with its first discussion of the week.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/04/abu-dhabi-international-book-fair/

#AbuDhabiArabicLanguageCenter #AbuDhabiInternationalCongressofArabicPublishingandCreativeIndustries #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #DrAliBinTamim #EmiratesPublishersAssociation
@indieauthors

Richard Charkin in London: Existential Threats to Publishing

With an AI-focused Westminster Hall debate ahead, Richard Charkin looks at how we describe threats to publishing.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/04/richard-charkin-in-london-existential-threats-to-publishing/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #DanConway #InternationalPublishing
@indieauthors

Meta AI Lawsuit: US Publishers File Amicus Brief

Meta claims that unauthorized LLM training on copyrighted material is 'fair use.' The AAP says, 'Meta’s claims are patently false.'…
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/04/meta-ai-lawsuit-us-publishers-file-amicus-brief/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct #DMCA
@indieauthors

AAP StatShot: US Overall January Market Down 0.7 Percent

The American trade industry's eagerly watched digital audio sector was up 6.1 percent in this year's January StatShot report from the AAP.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/03/aap-statshot-for-january-us-overall-market-down-0-7-percent/

#AAP #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #Audiobooks #ChildrensBooks #DigitalPublishing
@indieauthors

📬 Internet Archive entfernte nach Urteil 500.000 Bücher
#EBooks #Rechtssachen #AAP #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #ChrisFreeland #HachettevsInternetArchive #IA #InternetArchive https://sc.tarnkappe.info/a40413

📬 Internet Archive: digitale Bibliothek findet Unterstützer
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📬 Internet Archive legt Berufung gegen US-Bundesrichter-Urteil ein
#EBooks #Rechtssachen #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #BrewsterKahle #ControlledDigitalLending #CorynneMcSherry #electronicfrontierfoundation #FairUseDoktrine #InternetArchive #JohnGKoeltl #TerrenceHart https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/e-books/internet-archive-legt-berufung-gegen-us-bundesrichter-urteil-ein-285264.html

📬 Internet Archive: digitale Buchausleihe verstößt gegen Urheberrecht
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Book Publishers Won’t Stop Until Libraries Are Dead

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/22/book-publishers-wont-stop-until-libraries-are-dead/

#associationofamericanpublishers #controlleddigitallending #firstsaledoctrine #internetarchive #copyright #libraries #licenses #fairuse #lending #ebooks

📬 Internet Archive vs. Buchverlage: summarisches Urteil angestrebt
#EBooks #Rechtssachen #AssociationofAmericanPublishers #BrewsterKahle #ControlledDigitalLending #InternetArchive #NationalEmergencyLibrary https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/rechtssachen/internet-archive-vs-buchverlage-summarisches-urteil-angestrebt-244328.html