In November of 2012 Herman Wouk, at age 97, spoke to Brooks Barnes of the New York Times about his newest book, The Law Giver, which had just been published by Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Waldman, author of "The Second Amendment: A Biography" (Simon & Schuster, 9781476747446), will appear on the "Diane Rehm Show" on Thursday, May 29. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has partnered with Oyster and Scribd to offer subscriptions to its backlist... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has reached an agreement with subscription ebook services Oyster and Scribd to make 10,000 of its backlist ebooks available to subscribers. This is S&S’s first time offering its titles via ebook subscription services. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
First quarter sales in 2014 fell 11% at Simon & Schuster, to $153 million, but operating income rose to $11 million from $10 million in the first quarter of 2013, parent company CBS reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the school year winds down and many parents of high school seniors prepare to send their kids off to college in the fall, Slate wanted to share one father’s experience of coming to terms with this next chapter in parenthood. That father just happens to be Rob Lowe. The following is an adapted... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Liz Perl has been promoted to executive v-p, marketing for Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The topics of marriage and raising children are both evergreen and ever new for first-timers,” says Philis Boultinghouse, senior editor at Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has won an auction for Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey. Clare Hey, senior... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has partnered with TED Conferences to co-publish a 12-book collection. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
When it comes to the library ebook lending market, it’s fair to say that Simon & Schuster has been the most cautious of the major houses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A New York judge has given the go-ahead for a group to collectively sue Apple for damages over its collusion with publishers to fix the price of electronic books.Denise Cote, a judge at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, wrote in her approval of class status that... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has signed two new books from Lynda La Plante covering the early life of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Customers of Amazon.com Inc. found credits in their inboxes Tuesday from the settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over ebook prices. Amazon, in a Customer FAQ posting on its website, said the credits are partial refunds and will be applied automatically to the accounts of those eligible: people... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Girls author Lori Lansens has moved from Virago to Simon & Schuster for a new two-book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This essay is excerpted from The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business, by Christopher Leonard, published by Simon & Schuster. Read another excerpt from The Meat Racket, about how Tyson keeps chicken prices high. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jaron Lanier, author of "Who Own the Future" (Simon & Schuster, 9781451654974), will appear on the "Colbert Report" on Tuesday, March 4. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
This essay is excerpted from The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business, by Christopher Leonard, published by Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
After 34 years at Simon & Schuster, sales rep Michael Carley will be retiring on April 22. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Su Meck, author of "I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia" (Simon & Schuster, 9781451685817), will appear on the "Diane Rehm Show" on Wednesday, February 19. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]