Association of American Publishers

American book-publishing trade association

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is the national trade association of the American book publishing industry. AAP lobbies for book, journal and education publishers in the United States. AAP members include most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and nonprofit publishers, university presses, and scholarly societies.[not verified in body]

Patricia Schroeder, a former United States representative, served as the association's CEO from 1997 until 2009, taking over the role from Nicholas A. Veliotes. On May 1, 2009, another former United States representative, Tom Allen, took over as president and CEO. In January 2017, Maria Pallante, a former United States Register of Copyrights, became the president and CEO of the organization.[1][non-primary source needed]

## Activities

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The association's core programs deal primarily with advocacy related to: intellectual property; new technology and digital issues of concern to publishers; the freedom to read, censorship and libel; the freedom to publish; funding for education and libraries; postal rates and regulations; tax and trade policy; and international copyright enforcement.[citation needed]

AAP tracks publisher revenue on a monthly and annual basis with its StatShot programs.[2][non-primary source needed] The association has also awarded books, journals, and electronic content through its annual PROSE Awards since 1976.[3][non-primary source needed]

In August 2019, AAP sued Audible for its Captions feature, through which machine-generated text could be displayed alongside audio narration.[4][5] The lawsuit was settled in February 2020, with Audible agreeing not to implement the Captions feature without obtaining express permission.[6]

## Controversies

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The AAP initially supported the arrest of Dmitry Sklyarov.[7]

AAP was criticized after it contracted Eric Dezenhall's crisis management firm to promote its position regarding the open access movement.[8][9] Schroeder told The Washington Post “the association hired Dezenhall when members realized they needed help. ‘We thought we were angels for a long time and we didn't need PR firms.’”[10]

In 2020, AAP released press statements to support four of its members in the case of Hachette v. Internet Archive (IA). President Maria Pallante said of the case, "As the complaint outlines, by illegally copying and distributing online a stunning number of literary works each day, IA displays an abandon shared only by the world’s most egregious pirate sites."[11][non-primary source needed] This action was opposed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation,[12][non-primary source needed] Public Knowledge,[13][non-primary source needed] and the Association of Research Libraries.[14][non-primary source needed]

## See also

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* American Publishers Association
* International Publishers Association
* Society for Scholarly Publishing
* Books in the United States

## References

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1. ^ "The Association of American Publishers (AAP) Names Maria A. Pallante as President and CEO". January 12, 2017. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
2. ^ "Industry Statistics: Overview". Association of American Publishers. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
3. ^ "Home - PROSE Awards". PROSE Awards. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
4. ^ "American Publishers Sue To Stop 'Audible Captions'". Publishing Perspectives. August 24, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
5. ^ Lee, Timothy B. (August 24, 2019). "Book publishers sue Audible to stop new speech-to-text feature". Ars Technica. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
6. ^ "Copyright: US Publishers Succeed in 'Audible Captions' Case". Publishing Perspectives. February 7, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
7. ^ Ardito, Stephanie (November 2001). "The Case of Dmitry Sklyarov: This is the first criminal lawsuit under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act". Information Today. Retrieved July 24, 2024. "Witness the July 19 statement from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) 'hailing' the actions of the Justice Department regarding the Sklyarov case."
8. ^ Giles, Jim (January 25, 2007). "PR's 'pit bull' takes on open access. Journal publishers lock horns with free-information movement". Nature. 445 (7126). Nature Publishing Group: 347. doi:10.1038/445347a. PMID 17251943.
9. ^ David Biello (January 26, 2007). "Open Access to Science Under Attack". Scientific American. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
10. ^ Rick Weiss, Publishing Group Hires 'Pit Bull of PR' , The Washington Post. January 25, 2007
11. ^ "Publishers File Suit Against Internet Archive for Systematic Mass Scanning and Distribution of Literary Works". Association of American Publishers. June 1, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
12. ^ "Hachette v. Internet Archive". Electronic Frontier Foundation. October 9, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
13. ^ Stella, Shiva (June 1, 2020). "Public Knowledge Responds to Lawsuit Against Internet Archive: Policymakers, Publishers, and Libraries Should Make Print Books More Accessible During the Pandemic". Public Knowledge. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
14. ^ @ARLnews (June 4, 2020). "ARL is disappointed, especially this week, at this time, to see "preeminent publishing houses" go after controlled digital lending (CDL) so broadly in their complaint against the @InternetArchive. https://bit.ly/302LIp4 1/3" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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