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'Captions' Case Gets Its End Credits It's finally over: Audible has agreed not to use AAP member content without permission in its "Captions" program as one of last year's biggest book biz lawsuits comes to an end. Meanwhile, in the bookselling world, James Daunt told the U.K. press this week that Waterstones is in good shape but Barnes & Noble is "a big mess." At HarperCollins, the second quarter proved rough for the publisher, while Hachette Book Group has acquired more than 1,000 Disney Book Group titles, a significant addition to its children's publishing programs. Elsewhere, the newly created Carol Shields Prize will award $150,000 to a female novelist beginning in 2022, the New York Times reports. And the Hindu spotlights a virtual reality installation in Prague that lets its users explore the literary world of Franz Kafka. In Captions Settlement, Audible Will Not Use AAP Member Content Without Permission Audible has agreed not to include the copyrighted works of AAP publishers in its “Captions” program without permission. Audible said it has no plan to move forward with "Captions" beyond its limited pilot with public domain works for students. more » Waterstones Shows Profit, But B&N Is a ‘Big Mess’ In the year ended April 27, 2019, sales and profits rose at Waterstones, but over the Christmas holiday season, sales at Barnes & Noble "were awful," James Daunt, CEO of B&N and Waterstones, told the U.K. press. more » Golden-Age Sci-Fi Classic Now in Translation The first English translation of Francis Carsac's 'The City Among the Stars' publishes in May 2020. Read the book NYT-bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear are raving about: “This stunning classic stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Arthur C. Clark, Asimov, and Heinlein. No devotee of great SF should miss 'The City of the Stars.'" (Sponsored) more » Sales, Earnings Fall by Double Digits at HC in Q2 Revenue dropped 11% in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 at HarperCollins compared to one year ago and earnings fell 28%, parent company News Corp reported. more » HBG Buys More Than 1,000 Disney Book Group Titles Hachette has acquired more than 1,000 titles published by Disney Book Group. The deal involves bestselling authors and award-winners as well as backlist and recently published books plus a number of unpublished titles. more » We Could All Use an Emotional Support Animal Post Hill Press is proud to announce the perfect book to address the issues challenging the publishing industry. Adam Carolla's 'I'm Your Emotional Support Animal: Navigating Our All Woke, No Joke Culture' is on sale May 26, 2020. (Sponsored) more » Today's Giveaway Win 'Kindred' and 'Parable of the Sower' Enter to win finished copies of the 'Kindred' and 'Parable of the Sower' graphic novels, adapted from Octavia E. Butler’s acclaimed works by Damian Duffy and John Jennings. Winners will receive both books. (Sponsored) Enter Here » Want to Review Books for Us? 'Publishers Weekly' is searching for new book reviewers. We’re especially looking for people who are well-versed in African-American, Asian-American, Latinx, LGBTQ, Native American, and immigration experiences to cover both fiction and nonfiction. Learn more here. » Vice President of Publishing - Our Daily Bread Ministries - Grand Rapids, MI. Marketing & Publicity Manager - The Monacelli Press, a division of Phaidon - New York, NY. Acquisitions Editor - 1517 Media - Minneapolis, MN. Senior Editor - Association for Computing Machinery - New York, NY. Sales & Key Account Manager - North America - Peter Lang Publishing - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Nicole Hersey has been promoted to assistant director of creative services at Penguin Random House. Kate Roddy has joined Sourcebooks as assistant editor. Nick Amphlett has been promoted to editor at William Morrow. Lindsay Boggs is leaving her position as associate director of publicity at Penguin Young Readers to move to London and can be reached at ltb3k@virginia.edu. Zoë Miller has joined Other Press as publicity assistant. VIEW ALL » Top 10 Overall Bestseller List 'A Very Stable Genius' by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'The Stringbags' by Garth Ennis and P.J. Holden "Ennis again achieves what his best WWII comics, such as 'Johnny Red: The Hurricane' and 'Night Witches,' have done: illuminate a little-known corner of that sprawling conflict and highlight the humanity of those involved in pulse-pounding battles." more » Picture of the Day Four intrepid judges gathered in New York on January 23-24 to select outstanding entries in the annual Association of University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show. More than 650 entries were submitted by 77 member presses for their consideration. The selected entries will be announced in April. 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