Paris’ bookstalls are a centuries-old tradition. Read more
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Judge Eviscerates Internet Archive’s Scanning and Lending Program
In an emphatic 47-page opinion, federal judge John G. Koeltl found the Internet Archive infringed the copyrights of four plaintiff publishers by scanning and lending their books under a legally contested practice known as CDL (controlled digital lending). And after three years of contentious legal wrangling, the case wasn’t even close.
“At bottom, IA’s fair use defense rests on the notion that lawfully acquiring a copyrighted print book entitles the recipient to make an unauthorized copy and distribute it in place of the print book, so long as it does not simultaneously lend the print book,” Koeltl wrote in a March 24 opinion granting the publisher plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and denying the Internet Archive’s cross-motion. “But no case or legal principle supports that notion. Every authority points in the other direction.” Read more
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National Book Critics Circle Award Winners Announced
Ling Ma, Morgan Talty, Boris Dralyuk and Isaac Butler are among the winners of the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Awards announced during a ceremony Thursday night at the New School in New York City. Read more
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Jane Austen’s Family Home in Hampshire is For Sale
Steventon House in Hampshire, the home that replaced the original building where many of Austen’s most famous novels were written, is now on the market for nearly $10.5 million. Read more
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Questlove Has a New Creative Pursuit: Publishing
The musician and producer Ahmir Thompson, better known as Questlove, is starting his own imprint, with an eye toward a mix of memoir, history and more. Read more
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‘The Power’ is Coming Soon to Prime Video
The Power, is an emotionally-driven global thriller, based on Naomi Alderman’s international award-winning novel. The world of The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly, and without warning, teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people at will. Watch trailer
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Bookstores Named the Top Recession-Proof Business of 2023
Using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and indication of popularity from Google search trends, Forbes Advisor assessed 60 small business types and determined which of them are most and least recession-proof in 2023. Read more
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Florida Textbook Altered to Remove References to Rosa Parks’s Race
A Florida textbook publisher removed all references of race from a lesson about civil rights icon Rosa Parks in order to get a Florida committee’s approval, according to The New York Times. Read more
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John Steinbeck’s House May Become a Writers Retreat
John Steinbeck’s home in Long Island’s Sag Harbor may soon secure its place in literary history, thanks to an impassioned coalition of readers, writers, and booksellers. The Sag Harbor Partnership; the town of Southampton, N.Y.; and the University of Texas at Austin have joined forces to purchase Steinbeck’s beloved summer cottage, which is currently for sale for the first time in 60 years. The goal: to preserve the property to use as a writers retreat, hosted by UT Austin’s Michener Center for Writers. Read more
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Ling Ma’s ‘Bliss Montage’ Wins $20,000 Story Prize
Ling Ma’s “Bliss Montage,” a collection which blends the real and the surreal, has won the Story Prize for best short fiction … The two other finalists, Andrea Barrett for “Natural History” and Morgan Talty for “Night of the Living Rez,” each will get $5,000. Read more
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