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Today Show co-anchor, Hoda Kobt,
signs copies of her children's book,
"I've Loved You Since Forever"

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AAP Members Are on the Leading Edge of Education, information & Entertainment Publishing

Save the Children ambassador Jennifer
Garner and author Brad Meltzer at Save
the Children's The Centennial Gala:
Changing the World for Children

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AAP Publisher Members Support, Recognize & Reward Thousands of Creative, Academic, Infomational and Trade Authors

Author Eve L. Ewing signs copies of
her acclaimed books "Electric Arches"
and "Ghosts in the Schoolyard"

Photo courtesy of University of Chicago Press

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July 01, 2020

AAP Joins Amicus Brief in Robert S. Trump v. Mary L. Trump and Simon & Schuster
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Association of PEN American Center, Inc. in fi...

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June 25, 2020

Student Spending on College Course Materials Continues Multi-Year Decline
Average student spending on college textbooks and digital course materials has steadily declined in recent years, according to new data unveiled today from Stud...

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June 19, 2020

AAP JOINS AMICUS BRIEF IN UNITED STATES V. BOLTON
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Dow Jones, The New York Times and The Washington Post ...

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