AAP Concerns

AAP Reports 10.6% Increase in June Book Sales

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Publishers' book sells increased 10.6%  to $1.1 million in the month of June. The Childrens category sales increased 19.6% to $60 million. The Adult category went down %13.9. It was $133.7 million. It is now $113.8 million.


Publishers Applaud Supreme Court’s Strong First Amendment Ruling in Stevens Case
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The Association of American Publishers (AAP) welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Stevens as an important affirmation of the First Amendment’s free speech guarantee. By a vote of 8-1 the Court struck down a federal statute broadly criminalizing depictions of animal cruelty.




Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA), to Chair AAP Trade Executive Committee

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The Association of American Publishers announced today that Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA) will take over the chair of the AAP Trade Publishers Executive Committee. Comprising senior trade publishing executives, the Committee guides AAP’s programs and activities of particular relevance to its trade publishing members.



Publishers Ask Supreme Court to Bar Unauthorized Importation of Foreign Manufactured Copyrighted Works
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The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a ruling by the Ninth Circuit which held that the “first sale doctrine” does not apply to the unauthorized importation into the U.S. of copyrighted works that are manufactured overseas and acquired abroad. AAP’s arguments were put forward in a friend-of-the-court brief filed late yesterday in Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Omega, S.A.