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Digital First Textbooks
As print textbooks eventually do give way to courseware, industry analyst Michael Cairns says, college professors, administrators and students will appreciate an education delivered in 21st century models.
Working From Home Is Working for US Publishers
While many in publishing successfully work from home, someone has to get the books out the door, so warehouse workers don’t really get that option. Yet because so many workers can work from home, this does allow publishers to focus on safety efforts fo...
Promoting Research Through Social Media
Through a new partnership with Editage, CCC’s RightsLink® platform is now able to facilitate critical research communication solutions.
Internet Archive Responds to Piracy Charges
This week, the Internet Archive answered the copyright infringement lawsuit filed in June by four major publishers
How to be an Anti-Racist Reader (And Publisher)
In the midst of political and social upheaval, where do you turn to gain understanding and to foster empathy? For many Americans, the answers are found in books; reading is a gateway to move beyond misinformation, habits and prejudices.
Hot Trump Titles Gladden B&N CEO Daunt
In spite of better than expected total US book sales numbers in the pandemic, Barnes & Noble has struggled during the crisis. Yet CEO James Daunt expresses optimism.
Audiobooks Continue to Boom in 2020
As this podcast has done since 2017, CCC’s Beyond the Book takes a look again for 2020 at the latest developments and top achievements in audiobooks with two leaders in the field.
Lisa Lucas Joins Publishing’s Top Ranks
An important new hire at PRH and yet another award for Colson Whitehead
Are State Governments Copyright Pirates?
When the US Supreme Court ruled earlier this year in Allen v. Cooper, the outcome for an unusual copyright infringement case left many IP creators dismayed, though it may have pleased Blackbeard the pirate.
Hot Summer for Trump Books
This summer, things are heating up for Simon & Schuster—in courtrooms where President Trump has sought to block books, and in bookstores, too, where those same books have become bestsellers.