The Department of Justice sues to block the acquisition of Simon and Schuster from Penguin Random House. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-11-02 16:56:25 UTC ]
Some tech analysts are a bit baffled by the move and, subsequently, the DOJ’s priorities. The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against publisher Penguin Random House that seeks to block its proposed merger with rival Simon & Schuster. It’s one of the Biden administration’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2021-11-02 14:35:22 UTC ]
The Department of Justice has sued to block Penguin Random House’s proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster, arguing that it "would result in substantial harm to authors." Lawyers for PRH said that they expect the case to go to trial sometime in 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster's Publishing Prologue program, which launched this summer, is aimed at reaching and recruiting young people interested in publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has announced a new series of virtual author events, AuthorFest. The first event will feature Bob Woodward and Robert Costa of the 'Washington Post,' who will discuss their new book, 'Peril.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a Zoom chat with agents, Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle said that, following the approval of PRH's purchase of Simon & Schuster, editors at the two houses will be able to bid for the same book—even if they are the only publishers interested in the title. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has bagged Peril, the "spell-binding" analysis of the transition from President Trump to Biden by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-16 22:33:09 UTC ]
Marysue Rucci, v-p and editor-in-chief at Simon & Schuster, will join Scribner as v-p, publisher, and editor-in-chief of the newly formed Marysue Rucci Books imprint on September 7. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Strong sales of adult books and another big gain in its international operations led to a “robust, healthy” second quarter at Simon & Schuster, company CEO Jonathan Karp told 'PW.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
All Seasons Press, started by former executives from Simon & Schuster and Hachette, plans to publish books by the former Trump officials Mark Meadows and Peter Navarro. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-06-15 22:28:39 UTC ]
When Sean Spicer was given prime billing at BookExpo America and Milo Yiannopoulos tried to publish a book with Simon & Schuster, I churned out 40 pages of text about free speech, white supremacy, and independent bookstores over the next several months, returning to it now and then as a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-05-27 08:54:54 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster is to publish The Language of Food, a "remarkable" historical novel by Annabel Abbs. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-24 11:49:18 UTC ]
Sales and profits rose in the first quarter of 2021 over the comparable period in 2020 at Simon & Schuster, led by double-digit gains in its international and audio divisions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Petition signed by more than 200 Simon & Schuster employees delivered to publishing house also calls for end to deals with members of Trump administrationMore than 200 members of staff at Simon & Schuster have signed a petition calling for the publishing house to cancel its seven-figure... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-04-27 13:55:17 UTC ]
Canada’s government has said almost nothing about whether or not it is going to move against the Canadian portion of Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster. The global deal is being investigated by regulators in the UK and US. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-23 20:08:07 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster president Jonathan Karp says seven-figure book deal will go ahead, after open letter from employees accuses publisher of being ‘on the wrong side of justice’Simon & Schuster has said it will not pull out of a seven-figure book deal with Mike Pence after some of its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-04-21 12:05:44 UTC ]
Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the officers involved in the fatal shooting, has a book deal with a small press, but its distributor, Simon & Schuster, in an unusual move, said it won’t ship it. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-04-16 22:14:05 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster will not distribute a book by Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of two Louisville, Ky., police officers that shot six bullets that killed Breonna Taylor. The book's publisher, Post Hill Press, is a distribution client of S&S. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Only three months after the high-profile merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, The New York Times reported earlier this morning that HarperCollins, one of publishing’s “Big Five,” will acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books and Media—Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-03-29 14:25:08 UTC ]
Analysis: if Bertelsmann, owner of Penguin Random House, buys US publisher, writers expect smaller deals and less choice for readersUK watchdog investigates Penguin owner’s Simon & Schuster takeoverJokes circulated online when, in 2013, Penguin and Random House merged: would the new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-03-22 23:24:23 UTC ]