Association of American Publishers: Press http://www.publishers.org/rss_press.php 2012-05-18 - US PUBLISHERS SEE RAPID SALES GROWTH WORLDWIDE IN PRINT AND E-FORMATS http://www.publishers.org/press/68/ http://www.publishers.org/press/68/ Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 New AAP Export Statistics Report Released Today

]]> 2012-05-16 - INDEPENDENT BOOK BLOGGER AWARDS WINNERS REVEALED http://www.publishers.org/press/67/ http://www.publishers.org/press/67/ Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 AAP and Goodreads announce winners of the first Independent Book Blogger Awards.

]]> 2012-05-14 - AAP STATEMENT ON GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY LAWSUIT RULING http://www.publishers.org/press/66/ http://www.publishers.org/press/66/ Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Copyright infringement suit brought by academic publishers

]]> 2012-04-30 - TURKISH PUBLISHER RAGIP ZARAKOLU TO RECEIVE "JERI LABER INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM TO PUBLISH AWARD," MAY 1 http://www.publishers.org/press/65/ http://www.publishers.org/press/65/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Renowned publisher, human rights advocate is 2012 recipient of AAP International Freedom to Publish Committee honor.

]]> 2012-04-23 - AAP AND AEP PARTNER FOR FIRST JOINT ANNUAL MEETING Expanded Event, June 3-6 Features Current Issues, Personal Development For the Education Publishing Community http://www.publishers.org/press/64/ http://www.publishers.org/press/64/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 The two leading associations serving the K-12 education publishing community are partnering to produce a new all-industry annual conference.

]]> 2012-03-29 - ARE YOU A BLOGGER WITH A PASSION FOR BOOKS? AAP MEMBER PUBLISHERS AND GOODREADS THANK YOU WITH THE "INDEPENDENT BOOK BLOGGER AWARDS" CONTEST, LAUNCHING TODAY http://www.publishers.org/press/63/ http://www.publishers.org/press/63/ Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 This new contest will award four book bloggers with free trips to BookExpo America, the industry's biggest annual event.

]]> 2012-03-28 - PUBLISHING INDUSTRY HAS STRONG JANUARY REVENUE GROWTH IN PRINT BOOKS AND EBOOKS FOR ALL AUDIENCES http://www.publishers.org/press/62/ http://www.publishers.org/press/62/ Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 The US publishing industry saw dynamic net sales revenue growth in January 2012; AAP introduces new Monthly StatShot capturing new categories and digital format, data from 1149 publishers.

]]> 2012-03-05 - 81 Scholarly Journal Publishers Oppose Federal Research Public Access Act http://www.publishers.org/press/61/ http://www.publishers.org/press/61/ Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Today, 81 U.S. scholarly journal publishing organizations expressed their strong opposition to the third introduction of the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA, H.R. 4004 and S.2096).

]]> 2012-02-27 - 5th Annual Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club Underway http://www.publishers.org/press/60/ http://www.publishers.org/press/60/ Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 A compelling, eclectic lineup of books headline the 5th annual National Latino Book Club, a yearlong event produced by Las Comadres Para Las Americas.

]]> 2012-02-15 - Foreign Rogue Sites That Earned $10 Million Annually from Copyrighted Content Shut Down by US Publishers and International Alliance http://www.publishers.org/press/59/ http://www.publishers.org/press/59/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 An international alliance of publishers has identified and taken legal action against operators of one of the largest pirate web-based businesses in the world.

]]> 2012-02-03 - Publishers Join 28 First Amendment Groups in Opposing Tucson Book Banning http://www.publishers.org/press/58/ http://www.publishers.org/press/58/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 AAP has joined with a broad coalition of free speech, civil liberties and educational organizations to formally condemn the removal of the books being used throughout Tucson.

]]> 2012-02-02 - 2011 PROSE Award Winners Announced; McGraw-Hill Professional Receives Competition's Top Honor http://www.publishers.org/press/57/ http://www.publishers.org/press/57/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The winners of the prestigious 36th “PROSE Awards:  American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence” were announced today.

]]> 2011-12-23 - Publishers Applaud "Research Works Act," Bipartisan Legislation To End Government Mandates on Private-Sector Scholarly Publishing http://www.publishers.org/press/56/ http://www.publishers.org/press/56/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 AAP and its Professional and Scholarly Division welcomed the introduction of the bipartisan Research Works Act.

]]> 2011-12-22 - AMERICAN PUBLISHERS STAND WITH PROMINENT EGYPTIAN PUBLISHER ATTACKED BY MILITARY GOVERNMENT http://www.publishers.org/press/55/ http://www.publishers.org/press/55/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 AAP stands in solidarity with Mohamed Hashem, one of Egypt’s most respected publishers, who is currently being targeted by that nation’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.

]]> 2011-12-09 - Top-Selling Authors Adopt New York Area Schools, Meet with Local Students http://www.publishers.org/press/54/ http://www.publishers.org/press/54/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Nearly 40 popular authors of fiction and non-fiction, representing 21 national publishing houses, will connect with the new generation of readers at 30 New York area schools starting next week as AAP's Adopt-a-School Initiative to encourage literacy launches.

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