American Publishers Association

American Publishers Association (APA) was created in 1901 to maintain the price of copyright books in the American market.

American Publishers Association
Founded1901
Location
  • Chicago, Illinois

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

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. The Dial: Literary, Criticism, and Information. The Dial Company Publishers. 1900.
  3. The Dial: Literary, Criticism, and Information. The Dial Company Publishers. 1916.

Archival collections


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