AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMajor Deal: Dolly Parton’s posthumous memoir reportedly sold to Hachette’s Grand Central Publishing for $13 million after a bidding war. AI & Copyright: Publishers are urging a US court to reject OpenAI’s fair-use defence, while UK publishers say the autumn budget offered no clarity on AI copyright. Readers & Bookshops: A new nationwide Aotearoa campaign will spotlight one New Zealand book each month through bookshops and libraries. Industry Pressures: UK booksellers say business-rates changes bring limited relief; the budget also earmarked £15 million for children’s books. War’s Toll: A Russian strike on a Ukrainian publisher’s warehouse has disrupted planned November releases. Awards: Waterstones has revealed its 2026 Book of the Year shortlist.
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