Velocity of Content

AI is building a strong presence in the scholarly publishing industry, creating opportunities and dilemmas that pose important ethical questions.

Tracie D. Hall was a prominent spokesperson for the freedom to read, well-known for her mantra “free people read freely.”

In the rapidly developing world of AI uses and discussions, copyright issues are key.

On Tuesday in New York, Spotify announced an ambitious program to add audiobooks to its digital audio platform.

Nadim Sadek entwines the histories of AI and book publishing to make his case that AI technologies can complement, and not necessarily replace, human authors, editors, and publishers.

Markus Dohle assured the industry that AI will not prove the death of publishing.

Higher education institutions have led research on sustainability for many decades. Now, they are applying that same academic rigor to understand the environmental and social impact of their own operations and outputs.

“The rise in unique titles challenged is indicative of the rise in organized political groups creating and sharing lists of objectionable books,” Andrew Albanese explains.

“We need to work on AI literacy in education,” says Prof. Mairéad Pratschke.

Concerns continue to grow over how artificial intelligence may impact authors and creators.

The six-decade-old MIT Press is a pioneer in open access publishing.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking HB 900, the controversial “book rating” law from taking effect in Texas.

Writers in Hollywood are the latest to declare concerns that technology based in powerful artificial intelligence tools may jeopardize their livelihoods.

“Good name in man and woman,” wrote Shakespeare, “is the immediate jewel of their souls.”

In July, according to BookScan, sales for roughly 180 BookTok authors fell 4.5 percent over 2022.

With new AI services introduced on an almost daily basis, adoption of FAIR Data Principles in research-intensive organizations is more important than ever.

A stipulated permanent injunction prevents the Internet Archive from offering unauthorized copies of books to the global public.

Printed books engendered a culture of communication that endured for centuries. In his new book, The Gutenberg Parenthesis, media analyst Jeff Jarvis places us outside the era of print and beyond the world that print created.

The Big Five will stay the Big Five for now.

Three years since the tumultuous summer of 2020, how have we changed? In publishing especially, what is different about our jobs, our professional relationships, and our attitudes?

In Arkansas, freedom to read advocates have a court victory to celebrate.

When it comes to successful Open Access initiatives, a critical element is high-quality metadata.

While AI isn't a new concept in copyright or technology, it's the top draw for the 2023 Copyright and Technology conference.

The Texas “Reader Act” requires book vendors to review any book that could be sold into a school.

Mark Gottlieb with Trident Media Group explores what authors and publishers should know about TikTok’s move into publishing, and how they may want to respond.

PRH CEO Nihar Malaviya said that any growth the industry has seen has been offset by increased costs.

It’s difficult to imagine more challenging circumstances for a book festival than to be held during war.

Copyright infringement lawsuits from authors and artists against creators of Generative AI software are mounting.

Creating effective plain-language summaries requires looking beyond the language, says Dr. Catherine Richards Golini.

According to PW’s Andrew Albanese, the ALA conference highlighted an organized response from the library and publishing communities to politicized attacks on the freedom to read.