A bit buried in last week’s iPad 3 excitement was the news that Apple, along with five major American book publishers, was given notice by the Justice Department that it’s about to be sued for colluding to raise prices. A tech giant can afford to shrug off something as petty as an anti-trust lawsuit over books, but for HarperCollins, Penguin, MacMillan, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster (full disclosure: my publisher) the implications are potentially quite dire. Scott Turow, president of the Authors Guild, went further and argued that “everyone who cherishes a rich literary culture” should be alarmed by the DOJ’s actions. He’s wrong. If there’s a case against the government’s actions it’s that the forces of disruption buffeting traditional publishing are much too large to be blocked by any cartel. The good news is that literary culture should survive either way. Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2012-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has apologised to the BBC’s political editor Nick Robinson after it wrongly printed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Children’s has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Penguin US division Dutton... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has acquired the new novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, called Escape From Children's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five of the companies under investigation in Europe over ebook pricing have made representations... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin chief executive John Makinson has said the Department of Justice's document alleging... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group has appointed Evan Schnittman to the role of executive vice president,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin is to sell physical books direct to consumers through pop-up shops as part of a plan to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones’ publisher liaison manager Simon Burke is leaving the chain and its publisher... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Press will be publishing a new title by former children's laureate Philip Pullman... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Justin Moodie is leaving DK to start up his own digital consultancy, moving from his role as... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eugenie Furniss, one of the UK’s most high-profile literary agents, is leaving William... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More fallout from PhoneGate: News Corp. executive James Murdoch has "relinquished his position" as executive chairman head of News International, the conglomerate's British newspaper unit. News Corp., which also owns this Web site, says News International chief executive Tom Mockridge will stay... Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has lined up a new Jamie Oliver book for the autumn as it looks to build on its direct... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has reported sales of £1.04bn in 2011, growing 1% on an underlying basis, though... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has picked up three gongs at the Publishers Publicity Circle (PPC) annual awards, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin’s decision last week to sever its connection with OverDrive and halt ebook lending... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Depository’s IT director Will Jones is departing the company after four years.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has poached bestselling historical fiction author Conn Iggulden from Harper... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An imprint of Penguin Group USA discovered Kerry Schafer after she posted samples on Bookcountry.com, a site that lets writers share their work. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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