@torrentfreak Copyright should go back to 14 years, with one 14-year renewal term. This would follow the letter and spirit of the #Constitution, as copyright was originally intended to be.

#copyright was never intended to be a continuing income stream for the creator, and certainly not for the #heirs and #estates.
#statuteofanne #library #libraries #publicdomain #publicdomainart #publicdomainday #publicdomaindedication #congress #loc #libraryofcongress #books #publishers #publishersweekly #bookpublishers #bookpublishing #bookpublisher #SimonandSchuster #hachette #hachetteaudio

"A detailed examination of the U.S. Army’s efforts to address 'the problem of race' in the late 1960s and early ’70s . . . It's a valuable study of the challenges to institutional reform."—from the review of AN ARMY AFIRE: How the US Army Confronted Its Racial Crisis in the Vietnam Era by Beth Bailey (on sale 5/2/23) http://ow.ly/CPb050MUkaQ via #PublishersWeekly

(2/2)

"Low salary (58%), increased workloads (53%), and lack of advancement opportunities (47%) were the primary reasons for low job satisfaction, followed by problems with management (40%) and lack of recognition (37%)."

#Publishing #PublishersWeekly #Salary #SalarySurvey #PayGap #GenderPayGap #Bookstodon #WeNeedDiverseBooks

@diversebooks @bookstodon @sffbipoc

(1/2) Stats from the PW salary survey with data about 2021:

- 83% of respondents were white (down 1% from 2019)

- There's a $20k gender pay gap between men and women (men's median: $90k, women's: $70k), because men are more likely to have management positions and more years on the job.

#Publishing #PublishersWeekly #Salary #SalarySurvey #PayGap #GenderPayGap #Bookstodon #WeNeedDiverseBooks

@diversebooks
@bookstodon
@sffbipoc

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91157-the-pw-publishing-industry-salary-survey-2022.html

"The author establishes inventive arguments supported by examples that convincingly show the range of media’s power to change culture."—Review of SEEING THINGS: Technologies of Vision and the Making of Mormonism by Mason Kamana Allred https://publishersweekly.com/9781469672588 via
#PublishersWeekly

On sale today:
THE SOUTHERN WAY OF LIFE: Meanings of Culture and Civilization in the American South by Charles Reagan Wilson.

"An impressive and elucidating work of cultural history"—#PublishersWeekly
https://uncpress.org/book/9781469664989/the-southern-way-of-life/

So proud of my hometown! The Brooklyn Public Library will offer library cards to teens and young adults in communities where books are banned!

#iloveNY #iloveBK #Brooklyn #BannedBooks
#PublishersWeekly
#LibraryCard

https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/brooklyns-books-unbanned-continues-to-grow

"Eye-opening.... Sweeping in scope yet grounded in intriguing particulars, this offers fresh perspective on an economic system “we cannot live with... and cannot live without.” #PublishersWeekly review of #Profit: An #Envhist
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781509533237

"Eye-opening.... Sweeping in scope yet grounded in intriguing particulars, this offers fresh perspective on an economic system “we cannot live with... and cannot live without.” #PublishersWeekly review of #Profit: An #Envhist
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781509533237

Pretty psyched that #publishersweekly named #1898 in its Top Ten for art books in 2023! https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/91057-spring-2023-announcements-art-architecture-photography.html

#PublishersWeekly review of
Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think About Animals By Christopher J. Preston.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780262047562

Some key US #book market numbers from the linked #PublishersWeekly article.

In the market for "anticipated top-selling books" (those with an advance of $250k or more):
- Penguin Random House holds a 37% market share
- HarperCollins holds a 25% market share
- Simon & Schuster holds a 12% market share
- Hachette Book Group holds an 11% market share

The four #publishing houses account for 85% of the market for books with advances at or above $250k.

#Bookstadon

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/90985-paramount-terminates-prh-bid-for-s-s.html

First review of #Profit: An #EnvHist, in #PublishersWeekly

“Eye-opening…Sweeping in scope yet grounded in intriguing particulars, this offers fresh perspective on an economic system ‘we cannot live with and cannot live without.’”

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781509533237

#capitalism