American Publishers Association
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American Publishers Association (APA) was created in 1901 to maintain the price of copyright books in the American market.
In 1913, the New York Supreme court ruled in favor of R. H Macy's & Co. vs American Publishers Association, saying Macy's was entitled to damages of $140,000.[1]
Its founding members were Charles Scribner as President, Gen. Alexander C. McClurg and George Mifflin as Vice Presidents, George Platt Brett, Sr., of Macmillan Publishers as Secretary, and G. B. M. Harvey, of Harper Brothers, as treasurer.[2]
Notable members
- Frank Dodd, Dodd, Mead and Company, former President of the American Publishers Association[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Sequence 14788 (Page 345): Harvard University. Harvard Library bulletin. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Library., Harvard University Library PDS". pds.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Dial: Literary, Criticism, and Information. The Dial Company Publishers. 1900.
- ^ The Dial: Literary, Criticism, and Information. The Dial Company Publishers. 1916.
External links
Archival collections
- Guide to the Darrell Kerr Correspondence with American Poets and Publishers. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
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