ECPA Introduces Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award

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ECPA INTRODUCES KENNETH N. TAYLOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD  CONTACT: Stan Jantz, Executive Director, ECPA, sjantz@ecpa.org or 480-966-3998 Todd Starowitz, Senior Public Relations Manager, Tyndale House Publishers, toddstarowitz@tyndale.com, (630) 784-5397 CAROL STREAM, ILL. (May 31, 2016) – The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) earlier this month announced that it has introduced the Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor (1917-2005) was the Director of Moody Press from 1948 to 1961, and founded Tyndale House Publishers in 1962. The award has been established to recognize a…

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Simon & Schuster Slapped with eBook Royalty Class Action Lawsuit

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Simon & Schuster Slapped with eBook Royalty Class Action Lawsuit  A book is a book, except when it comes to eBook royalties. That’s the premise of a class action lawsuit filed on Thursday, May 19, 2016, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by class representative Sheldon Blau, MD.     The lawsuit alleges Simon & Schuster has been cheating its authors by improperly categorizing eBook transactions as “sales” rather than “licenses.”    The distinction is significant, because the royalty rate for sales is…

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