Steve Potash, CEO of Overdrive, will update AALA Membership on the state of the market for content licensing, and describe access models available for schools and libraries to purchase lending rights. He will share more about Overdrive's role as well as recent data on this growing channel for book sales and reader engagement.

Join us at the Town Hall as we discuss the upcoming changes to the Bylaws and the latest about AI! What's on the Agenda? AALA Bylaws Update: Our current bylaws, rooted in the 1990s, no longer reflect the dynamic and diverse world we operate in. We've undertaken a thorough review to modernize these guiding principles, […]

This panel is intended to serve emerging agenting professionals. As such, we aim to keep it an open and honest space for them to ask their questions in an environment created with transparency in mind by keeping the audience limited to early-career employees. The Small Business Committee presents On Managing Up: A Panel for Rising […]

Introducing Macmillan Audio! The Media & Digital Innovations Committee is pleased to present the team from Macmillan Audio, who will provide an inside look into Macmillan’s audio program. What makes a book a good candidate for audio adaptation? What goes into producing an audiobook? Are Audio Originals a growing market? What are the implications of […]

Sponsored by Literary Agents of Change, the DEI Committee is pleased to present the first in a series of “In Conversation” events, a discussion between Laura B. McGrath, assistant professor at Temple University and author of "Comping White," and DEI committee member and literary agent, Ayesha Pande. This will be an in-depth conversation about how […]