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Disney, Viacom and Other MPAA Members Join Book Publishers to Weaken a Treaty for the Blind

James Love | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics
Read More: Philippe Pierre Dauman, Blind, Bob Iger, Aap, Copyright, Treaty, Mpaa, Wipo, Kei, Viacom, Chris Dodd, Disney, Wbu, Cis-India, Politics News
James Love

The World Blind Union and its members and supporters in the negotiation are now concerned that that Obama Administration and the European Commission are making demands that will render the treaty far less useful, or even derail the negotiations entirely.

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AAP Endorses Gay Marriage. So Why Am I So Annoyed?

Parenting.com | Posted 05.22.2013 | Parents
Read More: Children of Gay Parents, Gay Rights, Aap, Gay Parents, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, American Academy of Pediatrics, Parents News
Parenting.com

By Erik Botsford I want to be happy about yesterday's news that the American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its support of gay marriage, I rea...

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Catherine Pearson

Pediatricians Say Same-Sex Marriage In Kids' Best Interests

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 03.21.2013 | Parents
Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP Gay Marriage, Aap, American Academy of Pediatrics Same Sex Marriage, AAP Civil Marriage, AAP Same Sex Marriage, Aap Marriage, Parents News

With the Supreme Court poised to hear arguments on same-sex marriage next week, a top pediatricians' group has issued a statement supporting marriage...

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Amazon Faces Fight Over .Book Domain

Reuters | Posted 05.11.2013 | Books
Read More: .Author, Aap, Amazon Fight, Amazon Own Book, Reuters, Amazon Book, .Book, Amazon Book Domain, Amazon, Authors Guild, Books News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two publishing industry groups, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, are opposing Amazon.com Inc's reque...

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Why Is the CEO of the Global Anti-Poverty Group CARE Joining the Board of Coca-Cola?

Nancy Huehnergarth | Posted 05.04.2013 | Business
Read More: Coca-Cola, Poverty, Global Poverty, Care, Soda, New York Times Magazine, Helene Gayle, Aap, Oxfam, Sugary Drinks, Michael Moss, Anti-Poverty, Business News
Nancy Huehnergarth

Dr. Gayle, the last thing the impoverished people you work with need, is a Coke. By accepting Coca-Cola's funding and serving on their Board of Directors, you are helping to healthwash Coke's brands and expand sales of sugary, non-nutritious drinks to the very people you want to help.

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Children Need Recess -- and Schools Need Help

Claire McCarthy, M.D. | Posted 03.04.2013 | Parents
Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Education, The Importance of Play, Cooperation, Play, Recess, The Crucial Role of Recess in School, Aap, Self-Control, Learning, Coping Skills, Parents News
Claire McCarthy, M.D.

Lots of times, when I ask my patients what they think is the best part of school, they say, "recess." They may be on to something.

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Simple Steps for Safe Sleep That Can Reduce SIDS and Help New Moms Lose Weight!

Harvey Karp | Posted 12.31.2012 | Parents
Read More: Sleep Tips, Harvey Karp, Getting a Baby to Sleep, Aap, Newborns, Suffocation Deaths, Stomach Sleeping, SIDs Deaths, Sids Risks, Sids, Parents-Newborns, Nih, Preventing SIDS, Safe to Sleep, Dr. Harvey Karp, Sleep, Parents News
Harvey Karp

Better sleep -- through safe swaddling plus rumbly white noise -- is a common sense, low-cost approach that works.

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September Is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month

Henry Lee, MD, FAAP | Posted 10.29.2012 | Impact
Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Johnson and Johnson, World Health Organization, Aap, Neonatal Medicine, Global Motherhood, Maternal Health, Bblog-Globalmotherhood, Impact News
Henry Lee, MD, FAAP

The most fragile period of a child's life is in the first 28 days. In these first days, newborns can succumb to birth asphyxia, as well as other issues related to preterm birth or infection. As a neonatologist, I have a strong interest in reducing infant mortality, particularly neonatal mortality, through research, teaching, and clinical practice.

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New Breastfeeding Recommendation Released

Posted 02.28.2012 | Parents
Read More: Aap Breastfeeding Recommendation, Aap, Breastfeeding, Aap Breastfeeding Policy, Breast Feeding, Parents-Babies, How Long Babies Should Be Breastfed For, Recommendation for Breastfeeding, Parents News

In the midst of yet another round of high profile flare ups in the public breastfeeding debate, the American Academy of Pediatrics coincidentally rele...

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Andrew Losowsky

Book Downloading Site Targeted By Publishers

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Losowsky | Posted 02.16.2012 | Books
Read More: Ereaders, Copyright Theft, Ifile, Irina Ivanova, Aap, Online Piracy, ifile.it, library.nu, Association of American Publishers, Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, Ebook Piracy, Ebooks, Fidel Nunez, Books News

A large coalition of publishing firms and related trade organizations has taken legal action against what the Association of American Publishers in Wa...

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Are Paperbacks On Their Way Out?

paidContent | Robert Andrews | Posted 07.10.2011 | Books
Read More: Book Publishing, Association of American Publishers, Ebook Growth, Ebook Statistics, Aap, Paperbacks, World Ereading Cogress, eBook Sales, Books News

All manner of metrics in publishing point to one fact - e-book sales are now beginning to take off in a big way....

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eBook Tops All Trade Publishing Categories In February

eBookNewser | Jason Boog on April 14, 2011 11:57 AM | Posted 06.14.2011 | Books
Read More: Nook, Association of American Publishers, Aap, Kindle, Ereader, eBook Sales, Ebooks, Books News

eBooks hit a major milestone in February. According to Association of American Publishers (AAP) sales figures, eBooks ranked as the top format “amon...

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eBook Sales Increase, Paperback and Harcover Book Sales Plunge

eBookNewser | Jason Boog on March 17, 2011 9:52 AM | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Ebook Net Sales, Book Publishing, Aap, Paperbacks, eBook Sales, Book Sales, Ebook Sale Growth, Paperback Sales, Assocation of American Publishers, Ebooks, Books News

In January's Association of American Publishers (AAP) report, they revealed that eBook net sales went from last year's 32.4 million dollars to 69.9 mi...

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Free Speech Defended In U.S. v. Stevens, Publishers Applaud Supreme Court

Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: US v Stevens, First Amendment, Book Publishing, Books, Association of American Publishers, Aap, Free Speech, Crush Videos, Books News

From the Association of American Publishers: Washington, DC, April 21, 2010--The Association of American Publishers (AAP) welcomed the U.S. Supreme C...

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Washington's Politics And Prose: Another Independent Bookseller Up For Sale

The Washington Post | Michael Rosenwald | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Chain Stores, Carla Cohen, Book Publishing, Costco, Writers, Cspan, Aap, Barbara Meade, Kindle, Independent Bookstores, Washington, Barnes & Noble, Robert Barnett, Ipad, Books News

Politics and Prose, the iconic independent bookstore on Connecticut Avenue NW that has held on against withering competition from Barnes & Noble, Amaz...

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Publishing Sales Are Up For March; eBook Sales Explode

Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Publishing Sales, Ebooks, Book Sales, Aap, Books, eBook Sales, Book Publishing, Books News

May 24, 2010, New York, NY: Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of March increased by 16.6 percent at $45...

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Are Book Sales Up Or Down? Some Numbers To Settle The Question

news.shelf-awareness.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Book Sales November, Publishing, eBook Sales, Book Publishing, Books, Book Sales, Aap, Books News

Book sales in November rose 10.9%, to $808.5 million, at publishers who reported to the Association of American Publishers. Sales for the year through...

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eBook Sales Skyrocket, Book Sales Up In General

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Ereaders, Book Publishing, Publishing, Aap, The Lost Symbol, Sarah Palin Going Rogue, Kindle, Books, Dan Brown the Lost Symbol, Sarah Palin, Book Sales, Dan Brown, Ebooks, Books News

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced today in a press release that overall book sales were up in October. The increase is small -- 1...

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Eebs: A History of Future Publishing

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Steve Jobs, Swiss Army Knife, Whiskey, Stanza, Kindle, Jeff Bezos, Ipod, Digital-Ecosystem, Aap, Wall Street Journal, Sony, Apple, Google Books, Chocolate, Rupert Murdoch, Iphone, Ebooks, Technology, Lingerie, Itunes, Amazon, Google, Ereaders, Epublishing, Amazon Kindle, mp3, Media News
Giles Slade

The Kindle is for the book-lover who might buy a first, a signed or a special edition. It is lingerie. It is a box of chocolates or a bottle of double-malt. Competition will drive it to adapt, and it will.

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