AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoDistribution: Universal Distribution expanded its U.S. leadership, naming Colton Carpenter senior vice president of sales and promoting Tim Leneghan to senior vice president of purchasing, with both roles focused on retailer and publisher relations. Publisher Rights: News publishers are urging Meta to withdraw revised commercial terms over alleged unauthorized use of content. Separately, Elvis Presley’s rights holders sued Anthropic over alleged use of songs to train AI, adding to disputes over training data. Book Formats: Digital-only textbooks reached a new high in U.S. higher education, while faculty rated open educational resources highest. Bookselling: Genre bookstores are gaining momentum, especially in Chicago. Deals & Honors: Blackstone Publishing acquired audiobook rights to K. Riva Levinson’s Misadventures on K Street; American author Beth Lew-Williams won the $105,000 Cundill History Prize for John Doe Chinaman.
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