by Tina | Nov 19, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Hachette Expands Its Portfolio with Union Square & Co. Acquisition In a major industry move, Hachette Book Group (HBG) has acquired Sterling Publishing from Barnes & Noble, including its flagship imprint Union Square & Co., as well as Union Square Kids,...
by Tina | Nov 15, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Barnes & Noble Workers Demand Fair Wages and Union Contracts: What’s Happening in NYC? Book lovers, take note: The fight for fair treatment in the book-selling world is heating up! On Thursday, Barnes & Noble workers from three unionized NYC locations—Union...
by Tina | Oct 24, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
AI Training Practices Face Fair Use Criticism from Former OpenAI Staffer According to the New York Times, former OpenAI researcher, Suchir Balaji, recently spoke out against the company’s practice of using copyrighted data in training AI models, claiming it does not...
by Tina | Oct 23, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Visual Querying: Writers Create “Agents and Editors Guides” to Speed Up the Process In a growing trend across the writing community, authors looking to query their unpublished manuscripts are creating “Agents and Editors Guides” to jump-start the process....
by Tina | Oct 18, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Licensing and AI: Panelists Urge Rights Holders to Take Control At the Frankfurt Book Fair, a key discussion arose in one of the final panels, Let Licensing Bloom: The Root of Responsible AI, where industry leaders gathered to address the growing impact of AI on...
by Tina | Oct 16, 2024 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Publishing CEOs on Growth, Diversity, and the Future of Books at Frankfurt Book Fair At the Frankfurt Book Fair, CEOs from top publishing companies shared their visions on growth, diversity, and the future of publishing. In one session, Hachette Book Group and...
