Commentary: The latest publishing mega-merger might kill off small presses — and literary diversity

The planned merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster may be global but it's bad for books both foreign and domestic. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-12-04 19:25:12 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2018-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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