AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoUK Book Trade: Sally Rooney’s UK publisher, Faber, has stopped distributing her books after saying it cannot pay her royalties under laws targeting support for Palestine Action. The move has left booksellers scrambling and raised concerns about the impact on writers and readers. AI & Copyright: Reports describe AI firms buying books, cutting off their spines and scanning the pages for training data. Anthropic is reported to face a $1.5 billion payment over pirated books, while Korean publishers are demanding consent and compensation for AI use of their works. Publishing Business: Profile Books is set to become employee-owned as its turnover reaches £19.2 million. Accessible Reading: Nigeria’s Copyright Commission plans a national portal to help blind, visually impaired and print-disabled readers find books in accessible formats.
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