American Publishers Association Explained

American Publishers Association
Founded Date:	1901
Location:	Chicago, Illinois

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

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

• Frank Dodd, Dodd, Mead and Company, former President of the American Publishers Association^[3]

See also

• Books in the United States

External links

Archival collections

• Guide to the Darrell Kerr Correspondence with American Poets and Publishers. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sequence 14788 (Page 345): Harvard University. Harvard Library bulletin. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Library., Harvard University Library PDS. pds.lib.harvard.edu. 2015-06-19.
2. Book: The Dial: Literary, Criticism, and Information . The Dial Company Publishers. 1900 .
3. Book: The Dial: Literary, Criticism, and Information . The Dial Company Publishers. 1916 .