Appeals court upholds decision against Internet Archive’s book scanning program
In a swift decision, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously affirmed a March 2023 lower court decision finding the Internet Archive's program to scan and lend print library...
Little Free Library partners with ALA, PEN America on banned books map
Little Free Library, the St. Paul, Minn.–based nonprofit organization, has partnered with the American Library Association and PEN America to produce an interactive map in response to the nationwide surge in efforts to ban...
Judge rules Llano librarian’s wrongful termination suit can proceed
In a 23-page decision dated August 27, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman—the same judge who, in March 2023, ordered several books banned by Llano County officials returned to library shelves—denied most of the Texas...
Lerner Publishing buys Sundance Newbridge
Lerner Publishing Group has acquired the supplemental literacy solutions company Sundance Newbridge Publishing from Globe Pequot Publishing. The purchase adds more than 3,600 fiction and nonfiction titles to the Lerner pre-K–8 catalog, along with...
Major publishers sue Florida over ‘unconstitutional’ school book ban
Six major book publishers have teamed up to sue the US state of Florida over an "unconstitutional" law that has seen hundreds of titles purged from school libraries following rightwing challenges.
Major publishers, Authors Guild sue over new Florida book banning law
In what may be turn out to be one of most consequential lawsuits yet filed in defense of the freedom to read, six major publishers, the Authors Guild, and several bestselling authors have teamed...
Hong Kong editors convicted of sedition in blow to press freedom
The two veterans of Hong Kong's long boisterous news media scene didn't shy away from publishing pro-democracy voices on their Stand News site, even as China cranked up its national security clampdown to silence...
Bookshop.org launches buy-back scheme for secondhand books
A buy-back scheme for used books has been launched by Bookshop.org, the online retailer launched in 2020 with the view of being an ethical alternative to Amazon.
The scheme, Bookloop by Bookshop.org, allows customers to...
Len Riggio, trailblazing bookselling giant, dies at 83
Len Riggio, who revolutionized bookselling—first by making Barnes & Noble the dominant bookstore chain in the United States and then by opening hundreds of superstores—died on August 27 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He...
S&S Australia agrees to acquire Affirm Press
Simon & Schuster Australia has acquired Melbourne-based independent publisher Affirm Press for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2010, Affirm has a backlist of approximately 750 titles and publishes about 100 new books annually. Completion...
