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The Association of American Publishers (AAP), representing publishers of all sizes and types located throughout the country, is the principal trade association of the U.S. book publishing industry.
AAP Announces Book Editors Online and Unscripted
Thursday, July 31, 2008
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announces today a pilot program that will accomplish just that. Book Editors Online and Unscripted, a series of webcasts that launches in September, will feature the top editors in the business presenting and previewing their Winter 2009 book picks for an online audience of booksellers and members of the media.
New Date, Location Announced for AAP 10th Anniversary Smaller and Independent Publishers 2008 Annual Meeting
Thursday, July 24, 2008.
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) Smaller and Independent Publishers Committee (SIP) announced the new date and location for its previously scheduled 10th Anniversary 2008 Smaller and Independent Publishers Annual Meeting. The new date and location are now set for Friday, November 7, 2008 at the Scholastic Auditorium in New York City.
Book Sales Decrease Slightly in May
July 11, 2008
Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of May decreased by 1.8 percent at $670 million and were down by 0.7 percent for the year.
Publishing Sales See Small Decline in April
June 23, 2008
Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of April decreased by 3.5 percent to $473 million, and remained flat for the year.
Yearly Publishing Sales on the Rise
June 11 , 2008
Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of March decreased by 11.0 percent and saw an increase of 1.3 percent for the year.
ALA Conference Program to Look At Libel Tourism/Libel Terrorism As a Threat to Free Speech
June 3 , 2008
A program to be held at the American Library Association’s 2008 Annual Conference will take a long, hard look at the use of foreign libel laws as a weapon to intimidate and silence American journalists and authors.
Publishers Welcome Congressional Initiatives to Fight Libel Tourism
May 23 , 2008
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) applauded the introduction in Congress of legislation that would discourage the use of foreign defamation lawsuits as a weapon to silence or intimidate American journalists, authors, and publishers.
AAP Launches Get Caught Listening™ Audiobook Campaign
May 19 , 2008
Recognizing the significant and growing impact of books in audio format, the Association of American Publishers today announced the launch of a new audiobook extension to its highly successful Get Caught Reading ™ public awareness reading campaign.
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