Court to Retire, Tart Named to Head Penguin Books, Viking

Kathryn Court, president and publisher of Penguin Books, will retire at the end of the year after 42 years at the publishing house. She will be succeeded in January 2020 by Viking Books president Brian Tart, who will take on additional and concurrent responsibilities as president and publisher of Penguin Books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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London Book Fair Names Jacks Thomas as Director

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Penguin buys back Puffin Book Club

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Penguin Canada’s Bryan heads for Bloomsbury

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A New Era for Books: The Random House-Penguin Merger Is Just the Start

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Penguin beats nine to Parker book

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E-book price fixing trial set for 2013: Apple, Macmillan and Penguin prepare for courtroom brawl

The Justice Department meant business when it accused Apple and five other publishers of price-rigging ebooks, and are officially taking Cupertino and two publishers to court. In a hearing on Friday, Judge Denise Cote set a bench trial for June 3, 2012, putting Apple, Macmillan and Penguin Group... Continue reading at Engadget

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Media Decoder Blog: From Penguin, a Plan to Make Its E-Books Available in New York City Libraries

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Penguin and Macmillan Deny e-Book Price Fixing

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