Association of American Publishers
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The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is the national trade association of the American book publishing industry. AAP has more than 300 members, including most of the major commercial publishers in the United States
, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies. Former U.S. congresswoman
Patricia Schroeder
served as the association's outspoken CEO from 1997 until 2009. On May 1, 2009 former U.S. congressman
Tom Allen
took over as president and CEO.
The association's core programs deal with intellectual property
; new technology and digital issues of concern to publishers; the freedom to read, censorship
and libel; the freedom to publish; funding for education
and libraries; postal rates and regulations; tax and trade policy; and international copyright
enforcement.
's crisis management
firm to promote its position regarding the open access movement. Schroeder told the Washington Post the association hired Dezenhall when members realized they needed help. "We thought we were angels for a long time and we didn't need PR firms."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies. Former U.S. congresswoman
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Patricia Schroeder
Patricia Schroeder
Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder , American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado, serving from 1973 to 1997. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado.- Early years :...
served as the association's outspoken CEO from 1997 until 2009. On May 1, 2009 former U.S. congressman
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Tom Allen
Tom Allen
Thomas Hodge "Tom" Allen is a former member of the United States House of Representatives representing , and the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008 against Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins. Allen lost to Collins .Allen was first elected in 1996, defeating Republican...
took over as president and CEO.
Activities
AAP members publish hardcover and paperback books in every field, educational materials for the elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and professional markets, scholarly journals, computer software, and electronic products and services.The association's core programs deal with intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
; new technology and digital issues of concern to publishers; the freedom to read, censorship
Censorship
thumb|[[Book burning]] following the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|1973 coup]] that installed the [[Military government of Chile |Pinochet regime]] in Chile...
and libel; the freedom to publish; funding for education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and libraries; postal rates and regulations; tax and trade policy; and international copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
enforcement.
Controversy
AAP was criticized after it contracted Eric DezenhallEric Dezenhall
Eric B. Dezenhall is an American crisis management consultant, author, and founder of Washington D.C.-based public relations firm Dezenhall Resources...
's crisis management
Crisis management
Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a major event that threatens to harm the organization, its stakeholders, or the general public. The study of crisis management originated with the large scale industrial and environmental disasters in the 1980's.Shrivastava, P....
firm to promote its position regarding the open access movement. Schroeder told the Washington Post the association hired Dezenhall when members realized they needed help. "We thought we were angels for a long time and we didn't need PR firms."