Amazon reforms ebook policies in response to union concerns
Online retailer to change practices around returns of digital books following discussions with the Society of Authors and Authors’ Guild
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Reflections from Glenalmond
Some impressions of August’s SoAIS retreat at Glenalmond from a few of the attendees.
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Over twenty organisations sign amicus brief in Internet Archive lawsuit
Authors’ representatives act in support of publishers legal case against Internet Archive
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Remembering Raymond Briggs
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of writer and illustrator Raymond Briggs, who has passed away at the age of 88.
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Metjen, the earliest known writer
In August’s Society of Authors in Scotland blog, Bill Manley takes us back over four thousand years to meet Metjen, the earliest known writer.
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SLAPPs — greater powers for courts to protect free speech
Government announcement signals controls on strategic lawsuits against public participation
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First person — contracts, trends and author concerns across Europe
SoA advisor Ambre Morvan reflects on three days in Madrid at the European Writers’ Council 2022 AGM
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Publishers vs Internet Archive – huge implications for US copyright law and piracy
Four publishers take action against Internet Archive’s Open Library
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Using archives in writing
In our July blog from the Society of Authors in Scotland, Jennifer Morag Henderson considers libraries and archives essential not just to her own non-fiction work but to writers of fiction too
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A short guide to copyright on British IP Day
To mark British IP Day, we are publishing this fantastic short guide to copyright, created by comics artists Woodrow Phoenix and Hannah Berry.
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No excuse for going back
Claire Wade of the SoA’s ADCI group investigates the barriers and opportunities for disabled authors and their allies
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New SoA fiction prize encourages positive representation of disability in literature
The first prize of its kind, founded by author Penny Batchelor and publisher Clare Christian, open to authors with disabilities or chronic illnesses
