PW Must-Reads: Trump May Kill NEA; Moppet Books Sued for Infringement

[Subscribe] | [JobZone] | [Advertise] [Reported Trump Spending Cuts Would Kill NEH, NEA] In an effort to shrink federal bureaucracy by cutting spending, President Donald Trump and his administration reportedly intend to eliminate the National Endowments for the Humanities and the Arts. [more] [Adult Nonfiction Stayed Hot in 2016] Even though no adult coloring book sold as well in 2016 as the bestsellers in 2015 did, the adult nonfiction category, which includes those titles, posted the biggest unit gains among the major print categories last year. [more] [Pearson to Sell Stake in Penguin Random House] Faced with worse-than-expected results in its North American higher education publishing business, Pearson is selling its 47% stake in PRH. Bertelsmann, which owns 53% of PRH, is interested in increasing its stake for the right price. [more] [PRH, S&S Sue Moppet Books’ KinderGuides for Infringement] Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster have joined with the estates of four prominent authors to file a lawsuit against Moppet Books, charging that their publication of KinderGuides is copyright infringement. [more] [Want more? Get more! Sign up for Publishers Weekly today!] More News - [Sevier Named Publisher of Grand Central Publishing] - [Onder Named Publisher at HMH Books for Young Readers] - [Booksellers Wonder if Booze Will Save Them] - [Publishing Community Mounts Trump Protests] Latest Jobs - Dovetail Press is seeking a [Marketing and Publicity Manager]. - Hachette Book Group is seeking a [Senior Designer / Art Director]. - Brilliance Publishing is seeking an [Acquisitions Editor]. - Independent Book Publishers Association is seeking an [Administrative Assistant]. - Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing is seeking a [Marketing and Publicity]. Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2017, PWxyz LLC Email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.] You are receiving this email because {EMAIL} subscribed to one of Publishers Weekly's e-newsletters. If you are not {EMAIL}, then please disregard this. If you would like to stop receiving this or any Publishers Weekly e-newsletter or promotional emailing, [click here to update your newsletter subscription preferences]. Publishers Weekly takes spam very seriously. This email message meets all the requirements of the United States CAN-SPAM Act and Canada¹s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). If you would like your email address removed from all Publishers Weekly email lists, [click here to unsubscribe.] [Delicious] [Digg] [Facebook] [LinkedIn] [Reddit] [StumbleUpon] [Twitter]