https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com A series of recordings from the Copyright Clearance Center Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:15:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Velocity of Content episodic Velocity of Content rob@burstmarketing.com 2006-2024 2006-2024 podcast https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/VOC3000.jpg https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com TV-G Semiweekly 66205895 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/at-princeton-university-press-the-mission-is-our-compass/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/at-princeton-university-press-the-mission-is-our-compass/#respond Sun, 14 Apr 2024 16:00:27 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6334 In a publishing environment buffeted by digital disruption and calls for open access, university presses in 2024 must manage to remain relevant and sustainable even as their audiences grow.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/at-princeton-university-press-the-mission-is-our-compass/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 16:22 6334 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/more-good-news-for-conference-goers/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/more-good-news-for-conference-goers/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:00:47 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6332 The opening reception for the Public Library Association conference in Columbus was canceled for a tornado warning.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/more-good-news-for-conference-goers/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content More Good News For Conference Goers full 14:01 6332 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spanish-language-publishing-serves-many-in-us/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spanish-language-publishing-serves-many-in-us/#respond Sun, 07 Apr 2024 16:00:16 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6325 There is growing demand in the US market for Spanish-language books.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spanish-language-publishing-serves-many-in-us/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Spanish Language Publishing Serves Many in US full 9:03 6325 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spd-closure-shock/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spd-closure-shock/#respond Fri, 05 Apr 2024 09:00:28 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6319 Last week, 400 publishers were shocked to learn that SPD had abruptly closed.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spd-closure-shock/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content SPD Closure Shock full 9:44 6319 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/early-career-professionals-in-scholarly-publishing-tell-all/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/early-career-professionals-in-scholarly-publishing-tell-all/#respond Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:00:04 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6312 Surprising details about career ambitions and the barriers faced to realize them.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/early-career-professionals-in-scholarly-publishing-tell-all/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Early Career Professionals in Scholarly Publishing Tell All full 12:47 6312 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/100-years-of-simon-schuster-books-and-authors/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/100-years-of-simon-schuster-books-and-authors/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:00:30 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6310 The publisher – one of the Big 5 – was founded in 1924 by Richard Simon and Max Schuster.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/100-years-of-simon-schuster-books-and-authors/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content 100 Years of Simon & Schuster Books and Authors full 13:26 6310 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/forging-a-future-looking-supply-chain-for-publishing/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/forging-a-future-looking-supply-chain-for-publishing/#respond Sun, 24 Mar 2024 16:00:23 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6304 The next time you sit down to read a book, remember to thank the links in publishing’s supply chain.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/forging-a-future-looking-supply-chain-for-publishing/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Forging A Future-Looking Supply Chain For Publishing full 8:41 6304 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/nyc-school-trashes-controversial-books/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/nyc-school-trashes-controversial-books/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:00:23 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6302 While many books are removed from shelves after a lengthy and public review process, accounts are mounting where the titles were surreptitiously withdrawn from collections, says PW’s Andrew Albanese.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/nyc-school-trashes-controversial-books/feed/ 1 Velocity of Content NYC School Trashes Controversial Books full 12:05 6302 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/at-london-book-fair-publishers-urge-permission-for-ai-training/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/at-london-book-fair-publishers-urge-permission-for-ai-training/#respond Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:00:40 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6296 Without exaggeration, the entire London Book Fair stood on the intersection of publishing, copyright, and AI.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/at-london-book-fair-publishers-urge-permission-for-ai-training/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content At London Book Fair, Publishers Urge Permission for AI Training full 6296 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/london-book-fair-returns/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/london-book-fair-returns/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:00:09 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6293 London Book Fair welcomed thousands to Olympia Hall this week.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/london-book-fair-returns/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 14:41 6293 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/mental-health-awareness-is-an-ssp-priority/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/mental-health-awareness-is-an-ssp-priority/#respond Sun, 10 Mar 2024 22:08:32 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6285 At SSP, Randy Townsend has led efforts to prioritize mental health awareness and support within the scholarly communications ecosystem.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/mental-health-awareness-is-an-ssp-priority/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Mental Health Awareness Is An SSP Priority full 13:51 6285 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/class-action-against-amazon-advances/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/class-action-against-amazon-advances/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:00:09 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6283 Amazon's dominance in the e-book market, according to litigation, has enabled the e-retailer to "coerce" publishers into anticompetitive deals.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/class-action-against-amazon-advances/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 14:07 6283 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spanish-audio-is-global-winner/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spanish-audio-is-global-winner/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 02:00:43 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6277 According to the latest report from dosdoce.com on audio publishing in Spanish-language markets, production and consumption is soaring.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spanish-audio-is-global-winner/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Spanish Audio Is Global Winner full 10:34 6277 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/industry-survey-finds-struggle-to-diversify/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/industry-survey-finds-struggle-to-diversify/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:00:31 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6274 Independent publisher Lee & Low has released a survey on diversity in publishing employment.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/industry-survey-finds-struggle-to-diversify/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 13:27 6274 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/small-press-values/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/small-press-values/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:00:42 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6267 SPD takes risks on books by new or marginalized writers, enabling their works to develop an audience and to gain recognition, says Kent Watson.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/small-press-values/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Small Press Values full 10:08 6267 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/circana-bookscans-mclean-offers-2024-sales-forecast/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/circana-bookscans-mclean-offers-2024-sales-forecast/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:00:46 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6262 US book publishers and readers looking for more diversion, less politics, in 2024.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/circana-bookscans-mclean-offers-2024-sales-forecast/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 10:53 6262 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/beyond-impact-latest-journal-citation-reports-certify-trust/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/beyond-impact-latest-journal-citation-reports-certify-trust/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 17:00:48 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6256 For nearly half a century, the Journal Citation Reports, or JCR, have been “must reading” in universities around the world. Dr. Nandita Quaderi, a senior vice president and the editor in chief for Web of Science at Clarivate, shares the latest developments in the JCR’s ongoing evolution.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/beyond-impact-latest-journal-citation-reports-certify-trust/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Beyond Impact, Latest Journal Citation Reports Certify Trust full 16:56 6256 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/facing-up-to-ai-at-pubwest/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/facing-up-to-ai-at-pubwest/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:00:10 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6253 At PubWest 2024 in Phoenix, the impact of generative AI on publishing dominated the conference agenda.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/facing-up-to-ai-at-pubwest/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Facing Up to AI at PubWest full 15:00 6253 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ukrainian-authors-and-publishers-fight-on/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ukrainian-authors-and-publishers-fight-on/#respond Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:00:07 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6246 The Russian invasion targeted Ukrainian culture as much as the country’s infrastructure, says Iryna Baturevych, co-founder of Chytomo, an online publishing news platform.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ukrainian-authors-and-publishers-fight-on/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Ukrainian Authors and Publishers Fight On full 14:38 6246 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/hells-hundred-arrives-from-soho-press/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/hells-hundred-arrives-from-soho-press/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:00:34 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6243 Soho publisher Bronwen Hruska cited an increased cultural fixation with horror for the move]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/hells-hundred-arrives-from-soho-press/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Hell's Hundred Arrives From Soho Press full 12:44 6243 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ipas-pansa-on-publishing-and-responsibility/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ipas-pansa-on-publishing-and-responsibility/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:00:39 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6238 International Publishers Association President Karine Pansa places special importance on the freedom to publish, which face threats around the world.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ipas-pansa-on-publishing-and-responsibility/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content IPA’s Pansa On Publishing and Responsibility full 9:19 6238 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/simon-schuster-marks-centennial/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/simon-schuster-marks-centennial/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 10:00:27 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6235 April 10, 1924: Richard Simon and Max Schuster published their first book.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/simon-schuster-marks-centennial/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Simon & Schuster Marks Centennial full 13:00 6235 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/k-books-are-coming/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/k-books-are-coming/#respond Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:00:07 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6223 K-dramas and K-pop have placed the Republic of Korea at the center of the media universe. Are K-books about to join them?]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/k-books-are-coming/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content K-Books Are Coming full 9:51 6223 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/snowy-baltimore-welcomes-alas-liblearnx/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/snowy-baltimore-welcomes-alas-liblearnx/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:00:41 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6220 ALA winter conference highlights freedom to read, sustainability, and AI.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/snowy-baltimore-welcomes-alas-liblearnx/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 14:44 6220 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/gen-z-loves-libraries/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/gen-z-loves-libraries/#respond Sun, 21 Jan 2024 17:00:34 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6212 If you think that libraries are just for books and that kids today care only about digital media, then you should read a new report from the American Library Association.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/gen-z-loves-libraries/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 15:07 6212 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/court-reject-texas-book-rating-law/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/court-reject-texas-book-rating-law/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:00:12 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6208 “HB 900, Texas’s book rating law, is unconstitutional.”]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/court-reject-texas-book-rating-law/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Court Rejects Texas Book Rating Law full 13:25 6208 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/why-high-quality-content-matters-in-k-12-instruction/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/why-high-quality-content-matters-in-k-12-instruction/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:40:14 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6202 High-quality, authentic content deepens engagement with students and advance literacy achievement.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/why-high-quality-content-matters-in-k-12-instruction/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Why High-Quality Content Matters in K-12 Instruction full 32:32 6202 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/government-policy-science-research-and-machine-authors/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/government-policy-science-research-and-machine-authors/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2024 17:00:34 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6196 AI tools now conduct systematic review of scientific literature for government officials by searching millions of information sources. And the machines are expected to do much more in years ahead.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/government-policy-science-research-and-machine-authors/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Government Policy, Science Research, and Machine Authors full 15:36 6196 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/florida-freedom-to-read-case-moves-forward/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/florida-freedom-to-read-case-moves-forward/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:00:03 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6194 On January 10, Judge T. Kent Wetherell denied a motion by the Escambia County School Board to dismiss the First Amendment case.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/florida-freedom-to-read-case-moves-forward/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Florida “Freedom to Read” Case Moves Forward full 15:30 6194 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/research-the-real-world/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/research-the-real-world/#respond Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:00:54 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6187 For researchers, knowing where and how their work matters can determine the direction of future investigations and the trajectory of careers.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/research-the-real-world/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Research & The Real World full 6:31 6187 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/book-business-top-stories-for-2023/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/book-business-top-stories-for-2023/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:00:41 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6183 Last year, publishers debated the impact of AI and fought book bans in US schools and libraries.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/book-business-top-stories-for-2023/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 13:33 6183 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/thinking-gets-a-rethink/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/thinking-gets-a-rethink/#respond Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:00:53 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6175 What if machines can be taught to think just as we do?]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/thinking-gets-a-rethink/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 26:23 6175 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/change-because-we-have-to/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/change-because-we-have-to/#respond Sun, 24 Dec 2023 17:00:52 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6169 Scholarly publishers and service providers are pulling and pushing at traditions, opening doors, and introducing innovations.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/change-because-we-have-to/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content "Change Because We Have To" – Scholarly Publishing in 2023 full 40:50 6169 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/in-2023-voices-carry/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/in-2023-voices-carry/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2023 17:00:53 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6162 We must not take for granted how critical these media activities are to the joy of celebrating our humanity and to the responsibility of sustaining our freedom.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/in-2023-voices-carry/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 28:01 6162 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/amazon-urges-judge-to-dismiss-antitrust-case/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/amazon-urges-judge-to-dismiss-antitrust-case/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:00:05 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6159 Amazon has asked a federal judge to reject an FTC antitrust suit.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/amazon-urges-judge-to-dismiss-antitrust-case/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 15:42 6159 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/in-praise-of-the-title-verso/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/in-praise-of-the-title-verso/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:00:13 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6152 Critically for Richard Charkin, the title verso is where to find who is the copyright holder.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/in-praise-of-the-title-verso/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content In Praise of the Title Verso full 11:41 6152 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/aap-responds-to-flawed-genai-arguments/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/aap-responds-to-flawed-genai-arguments/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:00:27 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6149 AAP responded to tech industry assertions that respect for copyright is an obstacle to their innovation by labeling that as, “nonsense."]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/aap-responds-to-flawed-genai-arguments/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content AAP Responds To "Flawed" GenAI Arguments full 14:44 6149 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/wischenbart-report-on-global-50-publishers-arrives/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/wischenbart-report-on-global-50-publishers-arrives/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2023 17:00:31 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6144 Books remain a dominant format, though reading and discussing stories, as well as the IP generated from books, have become integrated in consumers’ experiences and on publishers’ spreadsheets.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/wischenbart-report-on-global-50-publishers-arrives/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Wischenbart Report On Global 50 Publishers Arrives full 21:19 6144 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/school-book-ban-on-sexual-orientation-challenged-in-iowa/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/school-book-ban-on-sexual-orientation-challenged-in-iowa/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:00:44 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6141 In Iowa, the ACLU and Lambda Legal are challenging a state law that critics say seeks to silence LGBTQ+ students and bans books with sexual or LGBTQ+ content.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/school-book-ban-on-sexual-orientation-challenged-in-iowa/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content School Book Ban on Sexual Orientation Challenged In Iowa full 15:39 6141 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ai-licensing-and-the-path-forward/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ai-licensing-and-the-path-forward/#respond Sun, 26 Nov 2023 17:00:20 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6130 In the rapidly developing world of AI uses and discussions, copyright issues are key.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ai-licensing-and-the-path-forward/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content AI, Licensing, and The Path Forward full 59:09 6130 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/coaching-publishers/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/coaching-publishers/#respond Sun, 19 Nov 2023 17:00:29 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6126 “A good coach can change a game,” said UCLA’s John Wooden. “A great coach can change a life.”]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/coaching-publishers/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Coaching Publishers full 15:32 6126 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/hachette-restructures/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/hachette-restructures/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:00:02 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6134 Michael Pietsch will retire as Hachette US CEO and has been named chairman.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/hachette-restructures/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Hachette Restructures full 16:36 6134 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/digital-hollywood-focus-on-ai-and-copyright/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/digital-hollywood-focus-on-ai-and-copyright/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:00:55 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6112 Since 1787, US copyright law has raced to keep up with innovation and change.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/digital-hollywood-focus-on-ai-and-copyright/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Digital Hollywood Focus on AI and Copyright full 35:15 6112 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/in-us-spotify-adds-audiobooks/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/in-us-spotify-adds-audiobooks/#respond Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:00:19 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6095 Authors and agents ask whether streaming audiobooks will devalue reading and harm book buying.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/in-us-spotify-adds-audiobooks/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content In US, Spotify Adds Audiobooks full 18:50 6095 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-look-at-hachette-v-internet-archive/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-look-at-hachette-v-internet-archive/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:00:30 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6106 Recorded at Copyright & Technology Conference 2023]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-look-at-hachette-v-internet-archive/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content A Look at Hachette v. Internet Archive full 22:39 6106 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/kindle-authors-to-have-ai-audiobooks/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/kindle-authors-to-have-ai-audiobooks/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:00:49 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6094 KDP authors can now choose from a selection of AI-generated narrators to create a machine-generated audiobook.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/kindle-authors-to-have-ai-audiobooks/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Kindle Authors To Have AI-Audiobooks full 12:36 6094 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ccc-at-frankfurt-book-fair-2023/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ccc-at-frankfurt-book-fair-2023/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 16:00:09 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6099 At the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair last week, the halls were alive with the sounds of AI.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ccc-at-frankfurt-book-fair-2023/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content CCC At Frankfurt Book Fair 2023 full 30:38 6099 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/scholastic-ends-share-every-story/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/scholastic-ends-share-every-story/#respond Fri, 27 Oct 2023 09:00:59 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6104 Scholastic’s Ellie Berger pledged to get a greater range of books into the hands of children.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/scholastic-ends-share-every-story/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Scholastic Ends "Share Every Story" full 13:42 6104 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/2023-maddox-prize-winners-announced/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/2023-maddox-prize-winners-announced/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:00:30 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6081 Since 2012, the John Maddox Prize has recognized individuals who stand up for science and advance public discussions around challenging topics.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/2023-maddox-prize-winners-announced/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 20:16 6081 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/scholastic-defends-share-every-story/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/scholastic-defends-share-every-story/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:00:54 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6092 Scholastic has found itself on the defensive over an optional collection of diverse titles at its book fairs.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/scholastic-defends-share-every-story/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Scholastic Defends "Share Every Story" full 13:49 6092 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/exploring-ai-ethics-publishing/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/exploring-ai-ethics-publishing/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 16:00:43 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6086 AI is building a strong presence in the scholarly publishing industry, creating opportunities and dilemmas that pose important ethical questions.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/exploring-ai-ethics-publishing/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Exploring AI Ethics & Publishing full 17:13 6086 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/hall-leaves-ala-napack-exits-wiley/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/hall-leaves-ala-napack-exits-wiley/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:00:35 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6084 Tracie D. Hall was a prominent spokesperson for the freedom to read, well-known for her mantra “free people read freely.”]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/hall-leaves-ala-napack-exits-wiley/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Hall Leaves ALA, Napack Exits Wiley full 14:33 6084 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ccc-town-hall-preview-with-bruce-rich/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ccc-town-hall-preview-with-bruce-rich/#respond Sun, 08 Oct 2023 16:00:04 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6074 In the rapidly developing world of AI uses and discussions, copyright issues are key.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ccc-town-hall-preview-with-bruce-rich/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content CCC Town Hall Preview With Bruce Rich full 12:34 6074 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spotify-turns-up-audiobook-volume/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spotify-turns-up-audiobook-volume/#respond Fri, 06 Oct 2023 09:00:30 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6071 On Tuesday in New York, Spotify announced an ambitious program to add audiobooks to its digital audio platform.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/spotify-turns-up-audiobook-volume/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Spotify Turns Up Audiobook Volume full 16:34 6071 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/how-publishing-can-shimmr-with-ai/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/how-publishing-can-shimmr-with-ai/#respond Sun, 01 Oct 2023 16:00:41 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6064 Nadim Sadek entwines the histories of AI and book publishing to make his case that AI technologies can complement, and not necessarily replace, human authors, editors, and publishers.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/how-publishing-can-shimmr-with-ai/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content How Publishing Can "Shimmr" With AI full 18:21 6064 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ai-revolution-good-for-publishing/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ai-revolution-good-for-publishing/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6062 Markus Dohle assured the industry that AI will not prove the death of publishing.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ai-revolution-good-for-publishing/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content full 15:52 6062 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/frameworks-for-sustainability-on-campus/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/frameworks-for-sustainability-on-campus/#respond Sun, 24 Sep 2023 16:00:19 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6056 Higher education institutions have led research on sustainability for many decades. Now, they are applying that same academic rigor to understand the environmental and social impact of their own operations and outputs.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/frameworks-for-sustainability-on-campus/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Frameworks for Sustainability on Campus full 16:25 6056 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/organized-groups-try-for-library-book-bans/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/organized-groups-try-for-library-book-bans/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:00:30 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6053 “The rise in unique titles challenged is indicative of the rise in organized political groups creating and sharing lists of objectionable books,” Andrew Albanese explains.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/organized-groups-try-for-library-book-bans/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Organized Groups Try For Library Book Bans full 14:28 6053 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/chatgpt-goes-to-school/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/chatgpt-goes-to-school/#respond Sun, 17 Sep 2023 16:00:41 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6047 “We need to work on AI literacy in education,” says Prof. Mairéad Pratschke.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/chatgpt-goes-to-school/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content ChatGPT Goes To School full 6:26 6047 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/authors-target-openai-meta-with-more-suits/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/authors-target-openai-meta-with-more-suits/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:00:52 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6045 Concerns continue to grow over how artificial intelligence may impact authors and creators.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/authors-target-openai-meta-with-more-suits/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Authors Target OpenAI, Meta With More Suits full 15:48 6045 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/arcadia-endowment-supports-mit-press-open-access-experiments/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/arcadia-endowment-supports-mit-press-open-access-experiments/#respond Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6040 The six-decade-old MIT Press is a pioneer in open access publishing.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/arcadia-endowment-supports-mit-press-open-access-experiments/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Arcadia Endowment Supports MIT Press Open Access "Experiments" full 9:11 6040 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/judge-blocks-texas-book-rating-law/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/judge-blocks-texas-book-rating-law/#respond Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:00:11 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6037 A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking HB 900, the controversial “book rating” law from taking effect in Texas.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/judge-blocks-texas-book-rating-law/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Judge Blocks Texas "Book Rating" Law full 14:50 6037 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/best-of-voc-and-the-oscar-goes-to-chatgpt/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/best-of-voc-and-the-oscar-goes-to-chatgpt/#respond Sun, 03 Sep 2023 16:00:22 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6034 Writers in Hollywood are the latest to declare concerns that technology based in powerful artificial intelligence tools may jeopardize their livelihoods.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/best-of-voc-and-the-oscar-goes-to-chatgpt/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Best of VOC: And The Oscar Goes To… ChatGPT? full 13:48 6034 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-good-name-on-bad-books/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-good-name-on-bad-books/#respond Sun, 27 Aug 2023 16:00:21 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6027 “Good name in man and woman,” wrote Shakespeare, “is the immediate jewel of their souls.”]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-good-name-on-bad-books/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content A Good Name On Bad Books full 10:56 6027 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/is-booktok-effect-fading/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/is-booktok-effect-fading/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:00:41 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6024 In July, according to BookScan, sales for roughly 180 BookTok authors fell 4.5 percent over 2022.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/is-booktok-effect-fading/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PWPreview082523.mp3 full 16:35 6024 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/fair-forum-to-address-evolving-role-of-data-in-the-ai-era/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/fair-forum-to-address-evolving-role-of-data-in-the-ai-era/#respond Sun, 20 Aug 2023 16:00:15 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6020 With new AI services introduced on an almost daily basis, adoption of FAIR Data Principles in research-intensive organizations is more important than ever.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/fair-forum-to-address-evolving-role-of-data-in-the-ai-era/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content FAIR Forum To Address "Evolving Role of Data in the AI Era" full 22:47 6020 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/publishers-internet-archive-agree-to-consented-judgment/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/publishers-internet-archive-agree-to-consented-judgment/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:00:24 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6017 A stipulated permanent injunction prevents the Internet Archive from offering unauthorized copies of books to the global public.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/publishers-internet-archive-agree-to-consented-judgment/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Publishers, Internet Archive Agree to Consented Judgment full 12:31 6017 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/jeff-jarvis-on-the-gutenberg-parenthesis/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/jeff-jarvis-on-the-gutenberg-parenthesis/#respond Sun, 13 Aug 2023 16:00:14 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6012 Printed books engendered a culture of communication that endured for centuries. In his new book, The Gutenberg Parenthesis, media analyst Jeff Jarvis places us outside the era of print and beyond the world that print created.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/jeff-jarvis-on-the-gutenberg-parenthesis/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Jeff Jarvis on "The Gutenberg Parenthesis" full 11:53 6012 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/kkr-to-acquire-simon-schuster-for-1-62b/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/kkr-to-acquire-simon-schuster-for-1-62b/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:00:22 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6009 The Big Five will stay the Big Five for now.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/kkr-to-acquire-simon-schuster-for-1-62b/feed/ 1 Velocity of Content KKR To Acquire Simon & Schuster for $1.62B full 18:48 6009 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/challenging-racism-in-scholarly-publishing/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/challenging-racism-in-scholarly-publishing/#respond Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:00:15 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=6001 Three years since the tumultuous summer of 2020, how have we changed? In publishing especially, what is different about our jobs, our professional relationships, and our attitudes?]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/challenging-racism-in-scholarly-publishing/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Challenging Racism in Scholarly Publishing full 24:17 6001 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/court-limits-arkansas-harmful-book-law/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/court-limits-arkansas-harmful-book-law/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:00:59 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=5998 In Arkansas, freedom to read advocates have a court victory to celebrate.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/court-limits-arkansas-harmful-book-law/feed/ 1 Velocity of Content Court Limits Arkansas “Harmful” Book Law full 16:20 5998 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/the-state-of-scholarly-metadata/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/the-state-of-scholarly-metadata/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 03:51:13 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=5992 When it comes to successful Open Access initiatives, a critical element is high-quality metadata.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/the-state-of-scholarly-metadata/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content The State of Scholarly Metadata full 26:47 5992 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/the-challenges-of-ai-generated-content/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/the-challenges-of-ai-generated-content/#respond Sun, 30 Jul 2023 16:00:35 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=5984 While AI isn't a new concept in copyright or technology, it's the top draw for the 2023 Copyright and Technology conference.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/the-challenges-of-ai-generated-content/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content The Challenges of AI-Generated Content full 12:20 5984 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/federal-lawsuit-aims-at-texas-reader-act/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/federal-lawsuit-aims-at-texas-reader-act/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:00:45 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=5982 The Texas “Reader Act” requires book vendors to review any book that could be sold into a school.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/federal-lawsuit-aims-at-texas-reader-act/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Federal Lawsuit Aims At Texas Reader Act full 15:53 5982 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-tiktok-challenge-for-publishing/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-tiktok-challenge-for-publishing/#respond Sun, 23 Jul 2023 16:00:46 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=5973 Mark Gottlieb with Trident Media Group explores what authors and publishers should know about TikTok’s move into publishing, and how they may want to respond.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-tiktok-challenge-for-publishing/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content A TikTok Challenge for Publishing full 11:37 5973 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/layoffs-closures-hit-big-5/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/layoffs-closures-hit-big-5/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:00:53 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=5977 PRH CEO Nihar Malaviya said that any growth the industry has seen has been offset by increased costs.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/layoffs-closures-hit-big-5/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Layoffs, Closures Hit Big 5 full 19:57 5977 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-book-festival-that-matters-in-kyiv/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-book-festival-that-matters-in-kyiv/#respond Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:00:10 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=5965 It’s difficult to imagine more challenging circumstances for a book festival than to be held during war.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/a-book-festival-that-matters-in-kyiv/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content A Book Festival That Matters in Kyiv full 32:21 5965 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ai-faces-multiple-creator-lawsuits/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ai-faces-multiple-creator-lawsuits/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 09:00:24 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=5962 Copyright infringement lawsuits from authors and artists against creators of Generative AI software are mounting.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/ai-faces-multiple-creator-lawsuits/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content AI Faces Multiple Creator Lawsuits full 13:20 5962 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/plain-language-summaries-go-beyond-language/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/plain-language-summaries-go-beyond-language/#respond Sun, 09 Jul 2023 16:00:47 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=5950 Creating effective plain-language summaries requires looking beyond the language, says Dr. Catherine Richards Golini.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/plain-language-summaries-go-beyond-language/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Plain Language Summaries "Go Beyond Language" full 10:43 5950 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/libraries-publishers-together-in-chicago/ https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/libraries-publishers-together-in-chicago/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2023 09:00:24 +0000 https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/?p=5946 According to PW’s Andrew Albanese, the ALA conference highlighted an organized response from the library and publishing communities to politicized attacks on the freedom to read.]]> https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/libraries-publishers-together-in-chicago/feed/ 0 Velocity of Content Libraries, Publishers Together in Chicago full 15:15 5946