AGP Executive Report
Last update: 28 minutes agoWalliams Fallout: Irish booksellers have removed David Walliams’s children’s books amid published sexual misconduct allegations, which he denies; his former publisher HarperCollins says it will not publish new titles by him. Library Procurement Probe: Madras High Court ordered a publisher-by-publisher audit of Tamil Nadu library purchases and an FIR over alleged irregularities, including AI-generated books; 2,200 titles have been removed from one library. Publishing Finance: AI-focused startup Spines raised $64 million to expand its author-publishing services. Authors’ Rights: Wilton Square has paid former Unbound authors £76,000 and is returning 202 titles to market. Piracy Ruling: A US court awarded publishers $19.5 million in a case against e-book piracy service WeLib. Industry Watch: A new report says publishing treats its workforce worse than most UK creative industries.
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