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Scholastic Starts Temporary Staffing Reductions
The publisher is looking to reduce labor costs by temporarily closing some distribution centers and implementing measures including a combination of furloughs, shortened work weeks, and voluntary unpaid leave.
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Judge Allows PEN America Suit Against Trump to Proceed
The suit was first filed in October of 2018, after President Trump made numerous threats against journalists and organizations whose coverage he disliked.
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As Coronavirus Spreads, Publishers Struggle with When, and How, to Move Pub Dates
With the new coronavirus pandemic affecting every part of the book business, now is not a great time to be publishing a book, and many authors with titles scheduled for the coming months might be tempted to a new publication date. But for publishers, moving titles en masse will be tricky.
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West Coast Publishing Adapts to a New Environment
Bookstores and indie publishers have been scrambling as state-mandated closures expanded along the West Coast late last week and the new coronavirus outbreak worsened.
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Skyhorse Lays Off Nearly Third of Staff
A rapid decrease in sales caused by the new coronavirus and the decision to delay the publication of some titles has caused Skyhorse to let go about 30% of its staff.
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Arcade Acquires, and Publishes, Abandoned Woody Allen Memoir
Woody Allen's memoir, acquired and then dropped by Hachette's Grand Central Publishing imprint earlier this month, has been bought by Skyhorse imprint Arcade Publishing, which has released the title today.
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Firm Behind Apple E-books Case Now Suing Amazon for Price Fixing
On March 19, lawyers from Hagens Berman filed a class action suit on behalf of consumers in the U.S. District Court in Seattle, accusing Amazon of a massive horizontal price fixing scheme involving its two million third-party sellers.
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Ingram Vows to Defend Industry Through Crisis
Executives at Ingram Content Group affirmed their commitment to support the bookselling and publishing trade as best they can through the coronavirus crisis and though in some areas where the company operates government officials have issued shelter-in-place orders, Ingram's businesses have been deemed essential and remain open.
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The Dial Press Is Driven by the Heart
Dial has proven a venerable example of survival among the fickleness of the book biz. Now, under editorial director Whitney Frick, the press is entering a new stage of life nearly a century after it was founded.
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Digital Subscription Is Booming in Sweden. Is It Sustainable?
Publisher revenues from digital subscription services surged 36.2% last year over the year prior. But can the trend last?
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