royalties Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/royalties/ International publishing news and opinion Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:35:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png royalties Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/royalties/ 32 32 Sage, Textbook Authors Settle Dispute Over Anthropic Settlement Guidance https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/sage-textbook-authors-settle-dispute-over-anthropic-settlement-guidance/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/sage-textbook-authors-settle-dispute-over-anthropic-settlement-guidance/#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:24:22 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214369 Textbook & Academic Authors Association filed a motion after authors received misleading emails about claims in Anthropic copyright infringement settlement. 

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/sage-textbook-authors-settle-dispute-over-anthropic-settlement-guidance/feed/ 0 Three Authors’ Associations Address Status of Audible.com Talks https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/01/three-authors-associations-address-new-audible-com-agreement-covid19/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/01/three-authors-associations-address-new-audible-com-agreement-covid19/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:46:52 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=151032 A coalition of author organizations in the US and UK calls for more transparency from Audible to give authors 'a true picture of how their income is being calculated.'

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/01/three-authors-associations-address-new-audible-com-agreement-covid19/feed/ 7 Authors Guild Says Cengage Failed to Renegotiate Contracts https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/08/authors-guild-statement-on-second-cengage-learning-lawsuit-2019/ Sat, 24 Aug 2019 02:53:49 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=132390 The Authors Guild's new statement sees unsettled business between Cengage Unlimited and authors over the publisher's new usage-based royalty payments.

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]]> Industry Notes: Wattpad Jumps to 80 Million Users, Cengage Sued Again https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/08/industry-notes-wattpad-jumps-to-80-million-users-cengage-sued-again/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:30:24 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=132144 Wattpad cites a 10-million-person rise in worldwide monthly active users. And Cengage faces another court challenge to its subscription model.

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]]> Amazon Announces ‘Merch Collab’ Licensing Program at Licensing Expo in Las Vegas https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/05/amazon-announces-merch-collab-licensing-program-at-licensing-expo/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/05/amazon-announces-merch-collab-licensing-program-at-licensing-expo/#comments Tue, 22 May 2018 20:16:04 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=117416 Amazon's new Merch Collab program promises to connect brands with designers and manufacturers to create branded merchandise, with Amazon tracking sales and paying royalties.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/05/amazon-announces-merch-collab-licensing-program-at-licensing-expo/feed/ 13 When Rights Are Alleged To Be ‘Trampled’: Authors Sue Education Publisher Cengage https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/05/rights-alleged-trampled-authors-sue-education-publisher-cengage/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/05/rights-alleged-trampled-authors-sue-education-publisher-cengage/#comments Tue, 22 May 2018 05:30:07 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=117171 How are authors' contractual rights with a publisher best handled when the house rolls out a digital subscription offer and promises that its entire content library will be on offer that way? An authors' lawsuit of Cengage is calling the question.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/05/rights-alleged-trampled-authors-sue-education-publisher-cengage/feed/ 1 The ‘Profits From Publishing’ Debate: Is Author Pay Enough? https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/03/profits-from-publishing-controversy-author-pay-publishers-agents/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/03/profits-from-publishing-controversy-author-pay-publishers-agents/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:30:21 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=113929 How profits from publishing are sliced up has become an industry debate in London, where agent Andrew Lownie and the Association of Authors' Agents have joined the Society of Authors in asking for more transparency.

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]]> In Germany, Copyright Repayments Loom: Hardship Fund Formed for Publishers https://publishingperspectives.com/2017/02/germany-copyright-repayments-hardship-fund/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2017/02/germany-copyright-repayments-hardship-fund/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2017 07:30:54 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=98972 Amid concern for the impact on publishers, Germany's collective management organizations must recoup copyright revenues distributed between 2012 and 2015.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2017/02/germany-copyright-repayments-hardship-fund/feed/ 1 White Paper from Iptor: Top 5 Ways Publishers Can Be Successful in a Digital World https://publishingperspectives.com/2017/01/white-paper-download-iptor-digital-success-book-publishers/ Mon, 09 Jan 2017 07:30:37 +0000 http://publishingperspectives.com/?p=97139 Download the free white paper, sponsored by Iptor Supply Chain Systems, on the 5 key ways book publishers can use technology to improve their business today.

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