May 18, 2018

Two Authors Sue Cengage for Unlimited Subscription Service

Educational publisher Cengage is under fire for its new unlimited subscription service. Two authors – David Knox and Caroline Schacht – filed suit in the Southern District of New York, claiming that Cengage’s new unlimited subscription service, Cengage Unlimited, will cause their sales and royalties to plummet substantially. Though the suit was filed by only two authors, they are seeking class action status on behalf of other textbook authors.

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Five on Friday: Automatic Refills, OTT TV and Top Subscription Jobs

Before you knock off for the weekend, check out this weeks edition of Five on Friday: PSFK explores how automatic refills are enhancing subscription services – and revenues, we share top subscription jobs from LinkedIn, The Athletic says it doesnt plan to change its ad-free philosophy any time soon, research shows that OTT TV services will grow to 400 million subscribers this year, and Digiday explains the extremist approach to GDPR, which kicks in next week.

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