AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAI & Publishing Tech: UK’s Bloomsbury is set to receive £14m from an AI copyright settlement, while a US judge approved a $1.5B Anthropic settlement tied to books used to train Claude—another major test for how publishers get paid in the AI era. Book Industry & Policy: Illinois’ first-in-the-nation cryptocurrency tax is being challenged in court by the Chamber of Digital Commerce, adding to the week’s theme of legal fights over how new tech gets regulated. Libraries & Community Reading: Raymond Briggs’s personal library (1,000+ books) is now on sale at Oxfam, and Ipswich Book Festival returns Oct. 2–4 with a Schools Week aimed at getting 4,000 children meeting authors. Local Author Moments: Burlington native Robert Ficociello heads home for a Barnes & Noble storytime and signing Aug. 1, and Pawlet Public Library trustees move forward on a new director offer while preparing for their annual book sale. What’s Selling: “One-Punch Man” Vol. 37 hits No. 1 on Japan’s Book Hot 100, showing manga momentum continues.
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