1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (174+ words) The chief customer officer of Veristage says publishers now process the equivalent of more than 50,000 books per month through Insight, her company’s AI publishing services platform—and that figure is growing fast. You’re based in the U.S., but working…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (204+ words) In a class action case filed by the Authors Guild and its co-plaintiff authors against OpenAI and Microsoft, all parties have filed motions for summary judgment. In a summary judgment, a judge may weigh undisputed evidence and render a decision…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (514+ words) Claim notices sent out last week in Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement has led to a fair amount of confusion about how publishers and authors are dividing the proceeds. Under the settlement, each work that was included in the agreement is…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (709+ words) Even by online startup standards, the rise of Webtoon has been dizzying. Founded in South Korea in 2004, at a moment when no unified platform existed for the rapidly multiplying number of web-based independent comics, the company now comprises the largest…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (159+ words) Chris Werner, formerly publisher at Amazon Publishing, has joined Penguin Random House Audio in the newly created role of VP of content development, per an announcement from PRH Audio SVP and deputy publisher Dan Zitt. Werner was at Amazon for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (221+ words) What inspired you to make this your first middle grade nonfiction book? When I was a middle grade reader, I loved adventure stories, animal stories, and stories in which something magical happened to ordinary kids. And even though this is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (284+ words) According to a 2024 Pew Research study, today 95% percent of American teenagers have access to a smartphone. My daughters are among them. They were allowed smartphones and certain social media accounts at age 13. Over the years, I’ve watched technology become an…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (163+ words) Publishers Weekly Elsevier Launches AI Assistant for Healthcare E-books A few days before Google’s announcement about its Expert Intelligence initiative for e-books bought through Google Play, Elsevier announced the launch of Nora AI, an AI-powered assistant available within Elsevier…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (291+ words) Digital content provider OverDrive, which serves the library and educational markets, has hired Liz Carrasco as its chief technology officer. Carrasco succeeds former CTO Jeff Sterling, who is moving into a new leadership position as head of OverDrive Labs. An…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (272+ words) Publishers Weekly Disney Teams with Webtoon on Romantasy Comics Series Disney Publishing is bringing romantasy to comics with a new series, which will debut next year on the webcomics platform Webtoon before being published in print format. Announced at Disney's…...