More Than 50 U.S. Publishers and Others Petition Congress, President to End Cuba Book Embargo
More than 50 major players in the U.S. publishing industry are petitioning the White House and Congress to end the Cuba trade embargo as it pertains to books and educational materials.
Calling the book embargo “counter to American ideals of free expression,” the petition — endorsed by publishing companies, authors and agents — says “books are catalysts for greater cross-cultural understanding, economic development, free expression, and positive social change.”
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Smashwords CEO Mark Coker provides “The Story Behind the Petition” in a post on the Smashwords Blog.
Read the Publishing Industry Petition, View List of Signers (via Publishers Weekly)
Read and Sign (if Desired) the Public Petition (on WhiteHouse.gov)
Filed under: Companies (Publishers/Vendors), News, Publishing
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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