AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPublishing & Free Expression: Delhi High Court narrowed an injunction against HarperCollins’ Yes Man: The Untold Story of Rana Kapoor to four disputed passages, allowing the rest of the book to circulate. AI and Libraries: Tamil Nadu has ordered an inquiry into alleged fake AI-generated books and inflated prices in a library procurement row, as complaints mount over AI-produced ebooks. Publisher Decisions: UK publishers have withdrawn Russell Brand’s books following his rape and sexual assault conviction. New Deals: Hodderscape has signed Georgia Summers for a three-book deal, while WH Allen won a four-way auction for a forensic pathology book. Industry Spotlight: Sharjah International Book Fair says it remains the world’s largest fair for copyright trading for a sixth consecutive year; Pan Fiction was named publisher of the year at the Romance Industry Awards. Access to Books: Penguin Random House is funding a special print run of 50,000 books for people on probation.
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