The Authors Guild

Amazon Squeezes Long Tail

April 4, 2008. Last week Amazon announced that it would be requiring that all print-on-demand books that it sells be printed by BookSurge, Amazon's on-demand printer/publisher. Amazon pitched this as a customer service matter, a means for more speedily delivering print-on-demand books and allowing for the bundling of shipments with other items purchased at the same time from Amazon. More...

Reversal in Freelance Class-Action Settlement

November 29, 2007. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, in a 2-1 decision, the district court's approval of the settlement.

The news is stunning. The appellate court ruled that the district court lacked jurisdiction over claims relating to unregistered freelance articles. It was an issue that no one brought up on appeal.
The appellate court's opinion. More...

Authors Registry Passes $5 Million Milestone

November 6, 2007. The Authors Registry, the not-for-profit organization founded by the Authors Guild and others in 1995, has now distributed more than $5.2 million to authors. The Registry has paid more than $1 million to authors this year alone, a record for the organization. More...

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