Closing Image: January 9, 2019
The above chart illustrates the expansion of US copyright terms over the past 200+ years. Read an analysis.
Day: January 9, 2019
Hot Sheet Index: January 9, 2019
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the best selling books for 2018. Number-one among those in the US is Becoming by Michelle Obama.
Links of Interest: January 9, 2019
News Publishers Weekly buys The Millions. Established in 2003, The Millions is a literary arts site focused on consumers. Learn more from Jim Milliot in Publishers Weekly. Tate Publishing scammers have to pay up. Two former executives at Tate will have to pay nearly $1 million in restitution to victims after failing to pay and/or publish authors, among other crimes.  … Read more
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