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Trade publishing's daily rundown, and sibling of the source of Deal Reports.
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Kindle’s New “Ask this Book” Uses Generative AI to Create An In-Book Chatbot — Without Permission or Rights
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Kindle's New "Ask this Book" Uses Generative AI to Create An In-Book Chatbot - Without Permission or Rights - Publishers Lunch
Authors have been fighting diligently to limit the encroachment of generative AI in courts and in contracts and now there is a new front in those battles as Amazon has quietly helped themselves to tho...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Baker & Taylor Publisher Services Acquired By Lakeside
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Baker & Taylor Publisher Services Acquired By Lakeside - Publishers Lunch
Lakeside Book Company announced Friday afternoon that it has acquired Baker & Taylor Publisher Services. The company notes, “Lakeside Book expands its service offering to include distribution and orde...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Sourcebooks is the fifth-largest trade publisher as measured by print books sold, breaking the dominance of the biggest conglomerates for the first time since Bookscan started>
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Sourcebooks Cracks the Big Five - Publishers Lunch
For the first time in decades, there’s a challenge to the hegemony of the biggest trade publishers in the US. As Sourcebooks continues to grow, it is now the fifth largest publisher in the country by ...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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A small, nice thing we did at PM
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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First announced Mamdani book deal....
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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I'm obsessed with obscure internet stuff so when learning about trade publishing, I was fascinated by Publishers Marketplace, the craigslisty, barebones website about who's doing what in publishing

it has a lowkey badass social media vibe among authors, editors, and agents, as this piece describes
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November 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Michael (Wolff) Mocks “MAGA Myrmidons” In Melania Lawsuit
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Michael Mocks "MAGA Myrmidons" In Melania Lawsuit - Publishers Lunch
The full filing of journalist and author Michael Wolff’s lawsuit again first lady Melania Trump is now available. He seeks declaratory judgement that statements Mrs. Trump threatened to sue him over —...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Following the cancelled asset sale to ReaderLink, Baker & Taylor is going out of business.
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B&T Shutting Down Operations - Publishers Lunch
Baker & Taylor will be closing their business, after a planned acquisition of their assets by Readerlink fell through last month. Operations will cease by January 1, according to online posts from for...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Longtime Harper UK ceo Charlie Redmayne has resigned abruptly; Kate Elton was named interim ceo.
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At Harper UK, Redmayne Resigns and Elton Is Named Interim CEO - Publishers Lunch
Harper UK ceo since 2013 Charlie Redmayne has resigned his position. No further details were provided about his abrupt departure. Group managing director for the Adult Commercial Divisions Kate Elton ...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The National Book Awards finalists were announced.
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National Book Awards Shortlists - Publishers Lunch
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October 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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After a rough stretch, Quirk Books has been sold to Andrews McMeel Publishing.
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Quirk Books Is Sold to Andrews McMeel - Publishers Lunch
Quirk Productions, which has been on an acquisitions pause since early this summer after “facing marketplace and operational challenges for the past few years,” has been acquired by Andrews McMeel Pub...
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October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Attorney Bob Barnett, 79, who represented book deals for many bestselling authors and politicians, has died.
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Obituary: Robert Barnett - Publishers Lunch
Lawyer Robert Barnett, 79, died on September 26 in Washington, D.C. Barnett represented many politicians and other high-profile authors for book deals, including James Patterson, Hillary Rodham Clinto...
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September 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Two of the six Booker Prize finalists are not available in the US yet.
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Booker Prize Shortlist - Publishers Lunch
The Booker Prize named its shortlist, with the winner to be announced on November 10. Two of the titles have not been published in the US yet. THE LAND IN WINTER is currently scheduled for 11/4, but Europa is talking to printers to see if it can be moved up. THE REST OF OUR LIVES is schedule to be published 1/13/26.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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It's a little strange that the details of the largest copyright legal settlement ever are getting such scant attention, but we're on it every step.
More Anthropic Settlement Documents and Answers Take Shape
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More Anthropic Settlement Documents and Answers Take Shape - Publishers Lunch
In keeping with the court’s deadlines, plaintiffs’ counsel and Anthropic filed numerous additional materials on Tuesday. The attachments here show the proposed Claim Form and the proposed Long-Form No...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Harding Acquires Curtis Brown From the Knowltons
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Harding Acquires Curtis Brown From the Knowltons - Publishers Lunch
Longtime children’s book agent Elizabeth Harding has acquired Curtis Brown from Tim Knowlton and Ginger Knowlton. Tim Knowlton will “step away from full-time work… sometime soon” to serve as chairman ...
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September 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Archway Editions Went “On Hiatus” In May, Plans to Resume Publishing Next Spring
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Archway Editions Went "On Hiatus" In May, Plans to Resume Publishing Next Spring - Publishers Lunch
Following the letter posted online by the Archway Editions team announcing that they have all left the imprint, Daniel Power who owns the imprint through powerHouse Books in Brooklyn told Publishers L...
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September 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Authors Have Questions — And No One Is Getting $3,000 A Book; But Macmillan Will “Make…Whole” Those With Overlooked Copyright Registrations
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Authors Have Questions - And No One Is Getting $3,000 A Book; But Macmillan Will "Make...Whole" Those With Overlooked Copyright Registrations - Publishers Lunch
Writ large, the Anthropic settlement is a huge win for creators, comprising both the largest copyright infringement settlement ever as well as a rare victory over the marauding tech companies that hav...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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What does the judge actually want in the Anthropic settlement? Answers to these 17 simple questions.
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Judge Alsup's 17 Simple Settlement Questions - Publishers Lunch
Further to Monday’s surprise hearing, when Northern California District Court Judge William Alsup declined to provide preliminary approval for the Anthropic copyright infringement settlement due in pa...
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September 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Today we launch our third new PM feature this week! Just in time for Frankfurt, Rights Matcher helps both rights sellers and rights buyers find each other.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Register of Copyrights Perlmutter Reinstated by Appeals Court
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Register of Copyrights Perlmutter Reinstated by Appeals Court - Publishers Lunch
Copyright Office director Shira Perlmutter, who was removed by the Trump administration in May, will have her job reinstated while her lawsuit over her firing moves forward. In July, a district court ...
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September 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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JUST IN: The DC Circuit has restored Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights while she fights Trump’s effort to remove her from the legislative branch role in the Library of Congress.

2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The NBA longlist for Young People's Literature is out.
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National Book Award Longlists Kick Off With Young People's Literature - Publishers Lunch
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September 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Reupping from last night: The judge rejected the big Anthropic settlement for now.
September 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Another day, another new feature at PM: We just fixed everyone's comps. Our "Top Deals" tab shows the bestselling deals across our nearly 100 sub-categories--both all time, and by most recent pub date.
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PM "Fall" Feature Week #2: Better Comps and Benchmarks - Publishers Lunch
Following the unveiling of expanded Dealmakers lists targeting publishers of different size and the people who do business with them, we continue our big feature launch week with “Top Deals,” another ...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The judge had a lot of complaints about unresolved details in how the Anthropic $1.5 billion settlement might work and denied preliminary approval. He'll "see if I can hold my nose and approve it" or else it will still go to trial in December.
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Judge Will Not Approve Anthropic Settlement For Now; Demands More Procedural Details and May Still Send to Trial - Publishers Lunch
On Sunday District Court Judge William Alsup told the attorneys in a letter he was “disappointed that counsel have left important questions to be answered in the future,” expressing broad concern abou...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM