AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPublishing & AI: U.S. publishers are urging a court to reject OpenAI’s fair-use defense, while publishers have also protested Anthropic’s reported book sales, sharpening disputes over copyrighted works and AI. Print’s Shift: Japan’s Diamond Weekly will end its print edition in April and move fully online, amid a steep decline in weekly magazine sales. Rights & Deals: Korean horror novel Hyungdam has sold rights in 11 countries, with advances topping 300 million won. Dolly Parton’s posthumous memoir reportedly sold to Grand Central for $13 million; its contents and publication date remain undisclosed. Readers & Reach: New Zealand’s book industry is launching a nationwide campaign to promote a local title each month through bookstores and libraries. Parton’s Imagination Library has also seen a surge in donations and sign-ups, prompting Penguin Random House to print more books. Bestseller Buzz: Sarah J. Maas’s latest ACOTAR novel has sparked bookstore events and a rapid bestseller debut.
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