Association of American Publishers

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.{{Cn|date=October 2024}}

AAP tracks publisher revenue on a monthly and annual basis with its StatShot programs.{{Cite web |url=https://publishers.org/industry-stats/overview |title=Industry Statistics: Overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008175148/https://publishers.org/industry-stats/overview |archive-date=2018-10-08 |url-status=dead |website=Association of American Publishers |access-date=2021-08-30}}{{Psi|date=October 2024}} The association has also awarded books, journals, and electronic content through its annual PROSE Awards since 1976.{{Cite web|url=https://proseawards.com/|title=Home - PROSE Awards|website=PROSE Awards|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-08}}{{Psi|date=October 2024}}

In August 2019, AAP sued Audible for its Captions feature, through which machine-generated text could be displayed alongside audio narration.{{Cite web|date=2019-08-24|title=American Publishers Sue To Stop 'Audible Captions'|url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/08/american-publishers-association-sues-to-stop-audible-captions/|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Publishing Perspectives|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Timothy B.|date=2019-08-24|title=Book publishers sue Audible to stop new speech-to-text feature|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/08/book-publishers-sue-audible-to-stop-new-speech-to-text-feature/|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us}} The lawsuit was settled in February 2020, with Audible agreeing not to implement the Captions feature without obtaining express permission.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-07|title=Copyright: US Publishers Succeed in 'Audible Captions' Case|url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/02/copyright-coup-as-association-american-publishers-succeeds-in-audible-captions-case/|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Publishing Perspectives|language=en-US}}

The AAP initially supported the arrest of Dmitry Sklyarov.{{cite web |last1=Ardito |first1=Stephanie |title=The Case of Dmitry Sklyarov: This is the first criminal lawsuit under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act |url=https://www.infotoday.com/it/nov01/ardito.htm |website=Information Today |access-date=24 July 2024 |date=November 2001 |quote=Witness the July 19 statement from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) 'hailing' the actions of the Justice Department regarding the Sklyarov case.}}

AAP was criticized after it contracted Eric Dezenhall's crisis management firm to promote its position regarding the open access movement.{{cite journal|title=PR's 'pit bull' takes on open access. Journal publishers lock horns with free-information movement. |last=Giles |first=Jim |date=2007-01-25 |journal= Nature|volume=445 |issue=7126 |pages=347 |publisher=Nature Publishing Group|doi=10.1038/445347a |pmid=17251943 |doi-access=free }}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleid=60AADF2C-E7F2-99DF-383C632C90DD1AA5| magazine=Scientific American|date=26 January 2007|title=Open Access to Science Under Attack|author=David Biello|access-date=2007-02-02}} 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.’”Rick Weiss, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/25/AR2007012501705_pf.html Publishing Group Hires 'Pit Bull of PR' ], The Washington Post. January 25, 2007

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."{{cite web|url=https://publishers.org/news/publishers-file-suit-against-internet-archive-for-systematic-mass-scanning-and-distribution-of-literary-works/|title=Publishers File Suit Against Internet Archive for Systematic Mass Scanning and Distribution of Literary Works|date=1 June 2020|access-date=19 March 2023|publisher=Association of American Publishers}}{{Psi|date=October 2024}} This action was opposed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation,{{cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/cases/hachette-v-internet-archive|access-date=19 March 2023|title=Hachette v. Internet Archive|date=October 9, 2020 |publisher=Electronic Frontier Foundation}}{{Psi|date=October 2024}} Public Knowledge,{{cite web|title=Public Knowledge Responds to Lawsuit Against Internet Archive: Policymakers, Publishers, and Libraries Should Make Print Books More Accessible During the Pandemic|url=https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-responds-to-lawsuit-against-internet-archive-policymakers-publishers-and-libraries-should-make-print-books-more-accessible-during-the-pandemic/|access-date=19 March 2023|date=1 June 2020|last=Stella|first=Shiva|publisher=Public Knowledge}}{{Psi|date=October 2024}} and the Association of Research Libraries.{{Cite tweet |user=ARLnews |number=1268537693727850498 |title=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}}{{Psi|date=October 2024}}

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

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• {{official website|https://publishers.org/}}
• [https://findingaids.library.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-rb/ldpd_4078357 Finding aid to Association of American Publishers records at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.]

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