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High Marks for Virtual Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Rights digital platform saw 4,165 people sign up, and some 400,000 titles were listed. There was even a “big book of the fair.”
COVID-19, Copyright and the Creative Economy
What lessons does COVID-19 present for publishing? How does copyright hold its own in a world of “open”? Where might innovative business models emerge?
Are Bookstores Boxed Out?
Convenience has a cost and a consequence, says Alison Hill, CEO, American Booksellers Association.
As “Virtual” Frankfurt Book Fair Opens, Copyright In the Spotlight
Copyright Clearance Center has once again partnered with The Frankfurt Book Fair to spotlight innovation in global publishing. For 2020, the longstanding partnership will shift from the famous Frankfurt messe to a digital commons accessible anywhere in...
Congress Calls Digital Giants “Prone to Monopolization”
A handful of digital companies are branded as having achieved the same level of pernicious market dominance as Standard Oil.
Race and Racism in Academic Publishing: A Case Study from Elsevier – Part 2
In a two-part special program, Copyright Clearance Center and Elsevier explore how race and racism shape the academic knowledge system. This concluding segment considers how a publisher should respond to calls for change to eradicate racism in academic...
Race and Racism in Academic Publishing: A Case Study from Elsevier – Part 1
In a two-part special program, Copyright Clearance Center and Elsevier explore how race and racism shape the academic knowledge system. This first segment considers the internal challenges facing publishers and editors – from policies around terminolog...
The Decade’s Top 100 Banned Books
According to ALA, 2019 saw an alarming uptick in challenged books that included or addressed LGBTQ+ content.
The Science of Storytelling
Seeing storytelling in 21st-century terms as a form of data collection
Bolton Book Court Fight Surprise
The National Security Council official who led prepublication review for John Bolton’s White House memoir has detailed a troubling chain of events that backed up his claims.