Authors Guild Blog Archive
May 2013
- May 23 Bulletin Board
- May 22 Stephen King's Paperback-Only Crime Novel: Back to the Future?
- May 21 Along Publishers Row
- May 20 Congress Begins Copyright Review, Hoping for Consensus, Civility
- May 20 New Books by Members
- May 17 Two Timely Questions: How do you Write the Digital Life? Are the Genre Wars Over?
- May 15 Ebooks Sales Booming, New Report Says
- May 15 DOJ Calls Apple "Ringmaster" In Price-Fixing Plan
- May 15 Guild Member Early-Bird Discount to BEA Ends Today
- May 14 Microsoft to Buy Nook? Insider Monkey's "Highly Placed Source" Challenges TechCrunch's "Internal Documents"
- May 14 Along Publishers Row
- May 13 Microsoft Nook Bid Raises Questions About B&N
- May 13 New Books by Members
- May 10 Indies Put Their Passion Behind Debut Authors
- May 9 Who is the Baddest of them All? Ukraine, says U.S. Gov
- May 9 Bulletin Board
- May 8 Appellate Court in Google Lawsuit: Is Class Certification Review Premature?
- May 7 Along Publishers Row
- May 6 Does Influential Report Get Copyright's Goals Right?
- May 6 New Books by Members
- May 6 Harper Lee Sues Agent She Says Tricked Her
- May 3 Gamesmanship: Virtual Pirates Befuddle Real Ones
- May 2 S&S Says Sales Not Suffering Much Amid B&N Dispute
- May 2 Bulletin Board
- May 1 NYPL President: Big Six Now Allow E-Lending of Books "Anywhere and On Any Device"
April 2013
- April 30 Pirate Party Wins First Direct National Elections, in Iceland
- April 30 Are Copyright Laws "Still Working in the Digital Age"? House Judiciary Chair Pledges Comprehensive Review
- April 30 Along Publishers Row
- April 29 Fair Use Ruling: Artist Sufficiently Transformed 25 of 30 Photos
- April 29 New Books by Members
- April 26 Ebooks, International Part 2: In Russia, Amazon Readies Kindle. Can Harvard/Goldman Alum Make It Work?
- April 26 Ebooks, International Part 1: In Brazil, a Publishers’ Consortium and an Early Lead for Apple
- April 25 Bulletin Board
- April 24 Audio of Authors Guild Seminar on Book Contracts -- Traditional, Ebook & POD
- April 23 Amazon's Kindle Singles a Win for Readers, Authors
- April 23 Along Publishers Row
- April 22 NYT's Report on David Mamet's Self-Published Book Heightens Debate
- April 22 New Books by Members
- April 18 User Discussion and Privacy Policies
- April 18 Bulletin Board
- April 16 Along Publishers Row
- April 15 New Books by Members
- April 10 Booktalk Nation Hits 50-Bookstore Milestone. Next up: Video.
- April 8 Scott Turow on Piracy, Lowball E-Royalties & Literary Culture
March 2013
- March 29 Turow on Amazon/Goodreads: This is how modern monopolies can be built
- March 22 B&N vs. S&S: Keep Authors Out of It
- March 11 What's Up With ICANN's Move to Privatize the Internet Namespace?
- March 8 Scott Turow: No Private Company Should Control .book/.author Domains
January 2013
- January 15 Condé Nast query: What makes a rights grab?
- January 14 Condé Nast Moves to Seize, Lowball Freelancers' Film/TV Rights
- January 8 Booktalk Nation Returns with Lois Lowry, Richard Russo & Robert K. Massie
December 2012
- December 10 Last Chance to Check Out Booktalk Nation (until January); Audio Streams
- December 4 BTN Update: Roy Blount, Richard Russo & A Cursing Mommy
November 2012
- November 28 Booktalk Nation Launches
- November 5 Scott Turow on Penguin Random House
October 2012
- October 31 Authors Guild Offices Remain Closed
- October 12 "Orphan Works" Unresolved in HathiTrust Ruling
- October 4 Publishers Drop Mass Book Digitization Suit Against Google. Authors' Class-Action Continues.
September 2012
- September 7 Court Approves Justice Department's E-Book Proposal, Restoring pre-2010 Status Quo Without an Economic Study
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
- June 26 Guild's Tunney Act Filing to the DOJ
- June 22 Last call. Tell DOJ: Don’t help Amazon target booksellers
- June 4 The Justice Department’s E-Book Proposal Needlessly Imperils Bookstores; How to Weigh In
- June 1 Scott Turow on Google Ruling: One Big Step Closer to Justice for US Authors
April 2012
- April 27 Scott Turow on CBC News: "difficult to comprehend Justice Department's seeming approval" when Amazon's "aim was clearly to monopolize the e-book market"
- April 12 Scott Turow on Justice Department’s Proposed Settlement
- April 11 Legal Documents: Justice Department's Complaint and Proposed Settlement in E-Book Lawsuit
- April 11 A Message From John Sargent of Macmillan Regarding Justice Dept. E-Book Investigation
- April 4 Barnes & Noble to Restore Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
March 2012
February 2012
- February 29 Plaintiffs Seek Fair Use Ruling in Mass Book Digitization Case
- February 24 Amazon vs. IPG -- Here We Go Again
- February 21 Colbert Report: Ann Patchett Talks Amazon v. Brick & Mortar Booksellers
- February 16 Amazon, Innovation, and the Rewards of the Free Market
January 2012
- January 31 Publishing’s Ecosystem on the Brink: The Backstory
- January 19 Give Away Someone Else’s Book on World Book Night
December 2011
- December 12 Jeffrey Eugenides, Judy Blume, Jennifer Egan Wrap Up Booktalk Nation Preview
- December 9 Monday Night, Dial in to Join Two Pulitzer Prize Winning Novelists – Jeffrey Eugenides and Jennifer Egan
- December 5 Booktalk Nation Preview #2: Judy Blume with Rachel Vail Tonight in Live, National Phone-In Event
- December 4 Join Judy Blume tomorrow! Booktalk Nation Preview #2
- December 1 Katherine Paterson to Inaugurate National, Phone-In Book Talks Tonight
November 2011
- November 14 Contracts on Fire: Amazon’s Lending Library Mess
October 2011
September 2011
- September 16 University of Michigan suspends HathiTrust Orphan Works Project. Claims “proposed uses of orphan works are lawful,” and promises a reboot.
- September 16 Sidney Hook, authors with papers at archives, and more...
- September 15 Orphan Row Update: Another Living Author, Two Books in Print, Literary Estates Held by Charities, Etc.
- September 14 Orphan Row: Now It’s Your Turn
- September 14 Two more? Another professor emeritus (Stanford) and a Pulitzer winner who left rights to Harvard
- September 14 Found one! We re-unite an author with an “orphaned work.”
- September 12 Authors Guild, Australian Society of Authors, Quebec Writers Union Sue Five U.S. Universities
August 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
- April 7 Bridging "Broad Divides," Proposed Settlement May Show Path to Virtual Library of Out-of-Print Books
- April 4 Paul Brodeur Responds to NYPL Statement
- April 1 The New York Public Library Statement on Paul Brodeur Papers
March 2011
- March 30 Paul Brodeur: A Breach of Trust at The New York Public Library
- March 22 Scott Turow on Google Ruling
- March 22 Court Rejects Google Settlement. Noting benefits, Judge Chin Urges Revision
- March 7 Scott Turow on Random House: Local Booksellers May Be the Big Winners
February 2011
- February 22 Google Book Settlement Update: Court Extends Filing Deadline for Cash Payments
- February 17 Re: Authors Guild Op-Ed on Copyright in New York Times
- February 15 Scott Turow's New York Times Op-Ed on Shakespeare's Paywall
- February 14 Scott Turow to Testify Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
- February 11 The E-Book Royalty Mess: An Interim Fix
- February 11 Parties to Google Book Settlement Ask for Filing Extension
- February 3 E-Book Royalty Math: The House Always Wins
- February 2 How Apple Saved Barnes & Noble. Probably.
November 2010
September 2010
- September 9 Scott Turow's Letter to Members
July 2010
- July 26 Addendum: Author Economics of the Odyssey-Amazon Agreement
- July 26 Wylie-Amazon: Publishers Have Largely Brought This on Themselves. Amazon Exclusivity Is Major Concern.
June 2010
- June 16 Wiley Rejects Guild's Audit Proposal
- June 14 One in Five Bloomberg Authors Received Royalties Based on Retail List Price, Says Wiley
- June 11 Turow to Wiley: "Knock it off and do the right thing."
- June 9 Wiley's Deceptive Letter to Bloomberg Press Authors: "We are pleased to inform you" that we will be slicing your royalties up to 50%
May 2010
- May 26 Our BEA Salute to Roy Blount, in 4 Colors
- May 3 Songwriters and Authors Unite to Protect Termination Rights
April 2010
March 2010
- March 18 Random House, HarperCollins Look to Lock In Low E-Book Royalty Rates: 5 Ways to Protect Yourself
- March 9 White House Applauds Joint Effort for Print Disabled
- March 3 Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Decision on Freelance Settlement
February 2010
- February 10 Weather Advisory
- February 5 Guild Launches Who Moved My Buy Button? Website
- February 5 To RIAA or Not to RIAA, That was the Question
- February 4 Macmillan E-Royalties at 25%
- February 2 The Right Battle at the Right Time
January 2010
- January 22 Last Call: Google Settlement Seminars by Phone
- January 11 Google Claims Process Simplified
December 2009
- December 23 Ursula K. Le Guin, Google, and the Economics of Authorship
- December 15 Random House's Retroactive Rights Grab
November 2009
- November 13 Amended Settlement Filed in Authors Guild v. Google
- November 13 Happy Amended Settlement Day!
- November 9 Time to File Amended Settlement Extended to November 13
September 2009
- September 24 Google Settlement Fairness Hearing Adjourned
- September 21 Books in Limbo
- September 21 Justice Department "Does Not Want Opportunity Lost," Urges Revisions
- September 21 Authors Guild Testimony Before House Judiciary Committee
- September 9 Authors Line Up to Support Google Book Settlement
- September 2 Amazon Accuses Someone Else of Monopolizing Bookselling
August 2009
- August 17 Should I Opt Out? Should I Fear Google? What about the Money? Answers about the Google Book Settlement
- August 10 William Morris's Google Memo Off Target
June 2009
- June 24 Roy Blount: Let's Not Lose Our Heads Over a "Monopoly" of Orphans
- June 24 Unlocking a Vast Archive of Out-of-Print Books: An Outline of Google Book Settlement Benefits
April 2009
- April 28 Court Extends Time to Opt Out of Google Settlement by Four Months
- April 7 Making the Kindle Accessible to the Print Disabled
March 2009
- March 10 Official Notice of Settlement (more detailed)
- March 10 Official Summary Notice of Settlement (1 page)
- March 2 Amazon Reverses Stance on Computer-Generated Audio for the Kindle 2
- March 2 Freelance Class-Action Settlement Going to Supreme Court
February 2009
- February 25 Kindle 2 Audio: How Does It Sound?
- February 25 A Brief Guide to the Benefits of the Authors Guild v. Google Settlement
- February 12 E-Book Rights Alert: Amazon's Kindle 2 Adds "Text to Speech" Function
December 2008
- December 11 Holiday Message from Roy Blount Jr.: Buy Books From Your Local Bookstore, Now
- December 4 Press Conference Remarks of Guild Executive Director
- December 4 Critical Dates
- December 4 How the Authors Guild v. Google Settlement Will Work
October 2008
- October 28 $125 Million Settlement in Authors Guild v. Google
- October 28 Authors Guild v. Google Settlement Resources Page
September 2008
August 2008
- August 15 Authors Guild to Work With F&W/Adams Media to Review Accounting Practices
- August 13 Authors Guild to Study F&W/Adams Media Royalty Accounting
July 2008
June 2008
April 2008
- April 4 Amazon Squeezes Long Tail
November 2007
- November 27 Reversal in Freelance Class-Action Settlement
- November 6 Authors Registry Passes $5 Million Milestone
June 2007
- June 22 Dead Celebrities Bill Dormant; May Revive
- June 20 Immediate Help Needed on New York "Dead Celebrities" Bill
- June 1 Apology, Movement from Simon & Schuster
May 2007
October 2006
February 2006
- February 14 Trademark Bill Threatens Free Expression
October 2005
- October 22 Not at the Writers' Expense
- October 19 Jung Biographer Stands Firm, Wins
- October 19 Five Publishers Sue Google over Google Library
- October 2 Google's "Renegade Notion of Eminent Domain"
September 2005
- September 23 Is Google a charity? Some handy talking points for the Google Class-Action Lawsuit
- September 20 Authors Guild Sues Google, Citing “Massive Copyright Infringement”
