In Written Opinion, Judge Florence Pan Delivers Knockout Blow to PRH, S&S Merger

On November 7, Judge Florence Pan released her memorandum opinion blocking Penguin Random House from acquiring rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster. In the final analysis, after a year of legal wrangling and a three week trial, it wasn’t a close case for her at all. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon and Blackman to judge 500 Words competition

Authors Francesca Simon, Malorie Blackman (pictured), Charlie Higson and Frank Cottrell Boyce are among the judges of this year’s 500 Words children’s short story writing competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac's Butler to become Quercus m.d

Jon Butler is to leave Pan Macmillan to become the new m.d. of Hodder & Stoughton-owned Quercus, with current Quercus m.d. David North leaving once the “integration of Quercus into Hachette is completed”. Robin Harvie, currently editorial director of Pan Macmillan’s sports list, will take... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Pullman Delivers Audible Exclusive

It’s been six years since British author Philip Pullman last transported readers and listeners to the world of the bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy. But audiobook fans can now travel back to Lyra Belacqua’s Oxford via “The Collectors,” an original short story written exclusively for... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microcosm Mergers with Elly Blue Publishing

Microcosm Publishing has taken on the operations of Elly Blue Publishing with company founder Elly Blue named marketing director for the full Microcosm/Elly Blue list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is self-publishing a good idea? I can’t get a deal for the novel I’ve written

I’m worried it will cost too much and don’t know what cover price to chargeEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Expands Donation Campaign

Penguin Random House pledging to donate up to 10,000 more books for posts and tweets using the #GiveaBook hashtag through December 24. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs debut trilogy from Cho

Pan Macmillan has acquired a trilogy by a debut novelist. Senior commissioning editor Bella Pagan bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Sorcerer to the Crown and its two sequels by Zen Cho from Penguin US. Sorcerer to the Crown follows Zacharias Wythe, England's first African Sorcerer Royal, as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH: 'year of implementation' ahead

2015 will be a “year of implementation” for Penguin Random House, with the work ahead allowing PRH to “fully realise the potential of our new company”, c.e.o. Markus Dohle has told employees. In a letter to PRH staff worldwide, Dohle said that it was “incredible what our company has been able... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH UK rethinks its sales teams

Penguin Random House UK has announced a series of appointments in a restructure across its sales teams, with new roles for Martin Higgins, Helen Randles and Sarah Roscoe among them. Also among the changes is a new sales director for Benelux, Germany, France and Austria, following the decision of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH reveals new international sales structures

Penguin Random House in the UK and in the US are today (17th December) announcing new international sales-leadership structures for continental Europe. PRH US’s Cyrus Kheradi, s.v.p., director, international sales and marketing, has named Anke Reichelt as regional sales director for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple case appeals, judges query Amazon role

The US judges hearing Apple's appeal against its price-fixing conviction have asked questions about the role of Amazon in the ebook market, giving hope for the appeal, it has been reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harris to chair Costa Book of the Year judges

Author Robert Harris will chair the judging panel for the 2014 Costa Book of the Year. He will be joined by writers Maggie O’Farrell, Bernadine Evaristo, Jonathan Stroud, Owen Sheers and Wendy Moore, actress Dame Diana Rigg, the BBC’s economics editor Robert Peston, and actress Samantha... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book ban campaigners deliver "hundreds of books" to MoJ

English PEN and the Howard League for Penal Reform today (11th December) delivered hundreds of books to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to send on to prisoners. Authors Francesca Simon and Miranda France joined representatives of the charities, who wore Christmas-themed clothing and offered mince... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morris joins Tonkinson at Pan Mac

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major lay-offs at PRH US's Kirkwood warehouse

Two-hundred and eighty-six workers are to go from Penguin Random House US' Kirkwood warehouse and distribution facility, starting at the end of January. The publisher has confirmed filing a notice with the New York Department of Labor to this effect. The reason for the closure given in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube star takes online break as she admits novel was ‘not written alone’

Bear with me, video blogger Zoella asks fans, as she takes break from internet after admitting that runaway bestselling debut Girl Online was written jointlyYouTube star Zoe Sugg has announced that she is taking a break from the internet after admitting that she did not write her bestselling... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Firms Up Publishing Operations Team

Penguin Random House announced the senior management appointments of its now-unified publishing operations group, which will be headed by Sue Malone-Barber as senior v-p, director, publishing operations, PRH. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brian Blessed memoir to Pan Mac

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs Finnish cosy crime

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan’s Carole Tonkinson has made her first acquisition for the publisher’s new non-fiction imprint. Tonkinson bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Sharon Salzberg’s Real Love from Joy Harris of the Joy Harris Literary Agency in New York in a joint deal with Bob Miller at Macmillan US... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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