'Lord Of The Rings' Cast, Experts Form Fellowship To Buy House Of J.R.R. Tolkien

The collective hopes to turn the Oxford home of the famed author into a center celebrating his works. Continue reading at 'The Huffington Post'

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City of Yes housing plan up in the air as officials debate parking and funding

With less than a day left to reach a deal on Mayor Eric Adams’ legacy-making City of Yes housing plan, complex negotiations were continuing Wednesday afternoon ahead of a key vote on Thursday.After months of public review and combative rhetoric from supporters and detractors, the plan to loosen... Continue reading at Crains New York

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Trump Threatens to Sue Penguin Random House

President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to sue Penguin Random House and the ‘New York Times’ for $10 billion over allegedly “false and defamatory statements,” according to a letter reviewed by the ‘Columbia Journalism Review.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The best Black Friday 2024 deals: Sales from Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Anker and others

November is in full swing, which means Black Friday is right around the corner. But the days in which you had to wait for Black Friday proper to get good deals have long been behind us. The holiday shopping season is effectively the entire month of November now, with early Black Friday deals... Continue reading at Engadget

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Black Friday 2024 deals: The best early sales we could find from Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Anker and others

Black Friday may technically just be one day, but it’s evolved to consume the entire month of November in the US at this point. For the past few years, retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target have ushered in the holiday shopping season earlier and earlier, and this year is no different. Early... Continue reading at Engadget

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Black Friday 2024 deals: The best early sales we could find from Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Samsung and more

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Black Friday 2024: The best early deals we could find from Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Samsung and more

With each passing year, Black Friday seems to turn more and more into "Black November," with many retailers starting their holiday sales weeks before the day itself. But while the bombardment of promos can be annoying, it also presents a good chance to beat the rush and finish holiday shopping... Continue reading at Engadget

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Black Friday 2024: The best early deals we could find from Amazon, Best Buy and more

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The best early Black Friday 2024 deals we found so far from Amazon, Best Buy and more

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The best early Black Friday 2024 deals we could find from Amazon, Best Buy and more

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Penguin Random House Grew Slightly More Diverse in 2024

According to the publisher’s fifth annual demographics report, 68.9% of the company’s entire workforce was white in 2024, down from 70.1% in 2023. The percentage of new hires of BIPOC workers fell slightly in the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Expands Its Christian Publishing Program

The Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, a new standalone entity, will expand and build upon on the publisher’s existing evangelical Christian publishing programs under the leadership of Campbell Wharton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Moves to Prohibit AI Companies From Using Its Books

PRH will add language to its copyright pages prohibiting AI companies from data mining, John Grisham accuse of poaching material, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-10-21 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House amends its copyright rules to protect authors from AI

Artificial intelligence makers have faced a mountain of criticism for borrowing from the work of others to train its models. Now the world’s largest publishing house is taking steps to ensure its authors don’t have their work plagiarized in the name of progress. The Bookseller reports that... Continue reading at Engadget

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Random House to Publish Ayana Gray's Adult Fantasy Debut

'I, Medusa,' a Black feminist retelling of Greek myth from the author of the YA trilogy Beasts of Prey, is slated for fall 2025. Random House editorial director for fiction Caitlin McKenna acquired North American rights in what she called a "heated" auction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Scores Highest Monthly Growth Among Streamers Thanks to Thursday Night Football, Rings of Power

The kickoff of the National Football League season was readily apparent in Nielsen's September Gauge report, with broadcast TV seeing a slight viewership bump, and streaming services with exclusive NFL games also seeing big gains. (THR) Per Nielsen data, Amazon received... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2024-10-16 11:57:00 UTC ]
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Random House to Publish Memoir by Pope Francis

'Hope' will be published by Random House in the U.S., and simultaneously in more than 80 countries, on January 14, with Italian publisher Mondadori managing world rights. Random House is touting the book as "the first memoir written by a sitting pontiff." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomsbury Launches In-House Sales Team in North America

Bloomsbury US is launching an in-house sales team for North America, selling all trade titles, including those published by its academic division, direct to national accounts. The team is headed by Sarah Rucker, who comes to the house from HarperCollins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt: Italy’s Stand to Feature 230 Houses and Agents

Comprising 668 square meters in Hall 5.0, B22, the Guest of Honor Italy collective stand at Frankfurter Buchmesse opens Wednesday. The post Frankfurt: Italy’s Stand to Feature 230 Houses and Agents appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-14 15:59:02 UTC ]
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Steam now explicitly states you don’t own the digital games you’re buying

Have you ever bought an app or game from a digital storefront, only for it to suddenly disappear and become inaccessible without warning? It’s both confusing and frustrating, which is why some governments are stepping in and hoping to make things clearer for consumers. Gavin Newsom,... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2024-10-11 19:19:30 UTC ]
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Steam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a game

Steam appears to have started posting a notice in its shopping cart that purchases on its storefront are only for a license and not a game, according to a notice spotted by Engadget. It looks like an attempt by the company to get ahead of a new California law coming next year that forces... Continue reading at Engadget

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