Legal

S&S's Reidy Tells Staff to 'Resist Censorship' After 'Tumultuous' 2016
December 19, 2016 at 12:02 pm

Simon & Schuster's president and c.e.o. Carolyn Reidy has urged colleagues to "resist censorship" in an email to staff in which she summed up 2016 as a "tumultuous year" politically and culturally. Reidy said it was S&S' "responsibility" both to "resist censorship" and "to stand unequivocally for freedom of speech" — "no matter how difficult…

California Booksellers See a Threat in New Law
December 9, 2016 at 11:56 am

The private act of reading is about to get a lot more public in California. A new law going into effect next month mandates that anyone selling a signed book for more than $5 must vouch for the autograph’s authenticity. That includes, among other things, identifying the previous owner. “If you visit my bookstore to…

Press Release: AAP Supports The Freedom of Speech for Bad Little Children's Books
December 6, 2016 at 12:05 pm

WASHINGTON — December 5, 2016 — Earlier this fall, Abrams published a book of adult humor satirizing the rather saccharine covers of the Little Golden Books that many of us grew up with. Edgy and politically incorrect, the book, Bad Little Children’s Books, is definitely not intended for children. It is described by the publisher…

Iowa Considering Ebook Sales Tax
December 2, 2016 at 1:53 pm

Iowa is the latest state considering the introduction of a sales tax on digital products such as e-books and software. Today, state legislators and Iowa Department of Revenue officials met to discuss the proposal, which would result in a tax on digital products sold by companies with a nexus, or significant physical presence, in the…

UAE Launches New Law to 'Make Reading a Daily Habit'
November 29, 2016 at 3:04 pm

They will have to focus on work-related reading rather relaxing with the latest thriller from James Patterson, but government employees in the United Arab Emirates are to be given “dedicated time to read” during work hours following a new law intended to “make reading a daily habit”. Described as the first of its kind, the…