Association of American Publishers
Summary
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is the national trade association of the American book publishing industry. AAP has more than 300 members, including most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies. Former U.S. congresswoman Patricia Schroeder has served as the association's outspoken CEO since 1997. On May 1, 2009 former U.S. congressman Tom Allen took over as president and CEO.AAP members publish hardcover and paperback books in every field, educational materials for the elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and professional markets, scholarly journals, computer software, and electronic products and services.The association's core programs deal with intellectual property; new technology and digital issues of concern to publishers; the freedom to read, censorship and libel; the freedom to publish; funding for education and libraries; postal rates and regulations; tax and trade policy; and international copyright enforcement.AAP was criticized after it contracted Eric Dezenhall's crisis management firm to promote its position regarding the open access movement..
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Authors and publishers objects to Amazon’s “.book” and “.read” names; future process unclear
The Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, worried that Amazon will use new internet names like “. book” and “. author” to gain more power in the publishing industry, are asking the agency that assigns control of those names to refrain from giving them to a private entity.
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A Google book deal is good for everyone — except maybe Amazon
It’s possible there was some cheering at Google this week, when the search giant announced a deal with the Association of American Publishers over its book-scanning project, but it’s more likely there was just an overwhelming sense of relief, since the deal amounts to a truce in what has been a gruelling seven-year battle.
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As E-Book Demand Rises, Libraries Struggle With Publishers, Budgets to Deliver
A new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, Libraries, Patrons, and E-books, offers a glimpse at the current state of American libraries and finds them eager to lend e-books but struggling to do so, primarily because of budget limits and restrictions publishers place on e-book lending.
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Why are kids’ e-book sales surging? Partly because adults are reading them
New stats from the Association of American Publishers show that kids’ and young adult e-book sales grew by triple digits in February, while adult e-book sales appeared to flatten. But the AAP notes that’s partly due to the fact that so many adults are reading YA e-books like the “Hunger Games” trilogy.
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Google, authors go head to head over digital books
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc, in a long-running legal dispute over its plans to create a digital library of books, argued in court on Thursday that associations of authors and photographers should not be allowed to sue the company as a group.
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E-Book Sales For Kids And Teens Surge
New monthly stats from the Association of American Publishers show strong growth for both print and e-books in January 2012.
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Good news for the book industry
and Matthew Flamm - The book industry got good news on two fronts on Wednesday. Profits were up in 2011 at Random House Inc. , parent company Bertelsmann reported. And book sales spiked in January, according to the Association of American Publishers.
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RIAA chief: ISPs to start policing copyright by July 1
Comcast, Time Warner, and Verizon are among the ISPs preparing to implement a graduated response to piracy by July, says the music industry's chief lobbyist.
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Post-SOPA, Industry Execs Say 'Engagement' Is Key To Copyright Challenge
“Our industries do something that no one else can do,” the Motion Picture Association of America’s Fritz Attaway said at the Association of American Publishers annual meeting this morning. “We create content that people want to have. ”.
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RIAA chief: ISPs to start policing copyright by July 12
Comcast, Time Warner and Verizon are among the ISPs preparing to implement a graduated response to piracy by July, says the music industry's chief lobbyist.
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