Textbook & Academic Authors Association filed a motion after authors received misleading emails about claims in Anthropic copyright infringement settlement.
Academic Publishing: Charleston Conference Opens Its Digital Hub
The digital program, Charleston Hub, is just getting undersway, with video available after the week, too.
Academic Publishing: Cambridge and Max Planck in Open-Access Partnership
The German and British academic publishing programs Max Planck and Cambridge reach a new open-access deal.
Wolters Kluwer Announces ‘Tools To Help Medical Researchers’
As do many academic publishers’ offers to writing researchers, Wolters Kluwer announces ‘tools’ to help produce and place content.
Springer Nature Issues an Open-Access Progress Update
In the 10th year of transformative agreements for the company, Springer Nature issues a look at its progress in open access.
UK: Cambridge University Press Publishes a 2,000th ‘Element’
With its 2,000th article titled ‘Elitism vs. Populism,’ the Cambridge Elements program demonstrates its timeliness and short format.
The Association of University Presses: ‘Essential Reading’ on Immigration
Almost 40 university presses have contributed to a collection of writings on issues in immigration and migration.
Berlin’s ResearchGate and Gottingen’s Hogrefe Publishing: New Partnership
Among the latest academic publishers to sign on with ResearchGate’s Journal Home is Hogrefe Publishing’s 15-journal stable of publications.
Acquisitions: MIT Press Acquires University Science Books
The 47-year-old University Science Books’ inventory is moving to MIT Press’ distribution partner, Penguin Random House Publishing Services.
UK Publishers Association: 2024 Audiobooks Up 31 Percent
While fiction was up 18 percent in 2024, the United Kingdom’s nonfiction sales ran some 4 percent below their 2023 performance.