Pearson to sell its stake in Penguin Random House

Pearson intends to sell its 47% stake in Penguin Random House and will be issuing an "exit notice" to its joint venture partner Bertelsmann, which holds a majority 53% stake in the group. Bertelsmann has responded by saying it is "open" to increasing its share in the world’s biggest trade publishing group if the "financial terms are fair". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Kobo to sell e-readers in Portugal

Kobo has announced a partnership to sell its e-readers through Fnac stores in Portugal as it ups... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Group hit with age discrimination suit

Some well-kept secrets at Penguin Group, most notably the succession plan for its CEO, were put on display late Wednesday with the filing of an age discrimination lawsuit by the book publisher's former longtime head of corporate communications, Marilyn Ducksworth. Her lawyers charge Penguin with... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Body Economic to Penguin Press

Penguin Press has snapped up a title by two professors that deals with the relationship between... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty Shades drives record revenues and profits for Random

The "spectacular" publishing success of the Fifty Shades trilogy has driven record half... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argos, Foyles and Blackwell's to sell Nook

Blackwell's, Foyles and Argos will sell Barnes & Noble’s Nook in the UK from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Lewis to sell Nook

John Lewis has been named as the first retailer to sell Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin to celebrate London Underground's 150th

Penguin is working alongside Transport for London to celebrate 150 years of the London... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Hits Keep Selling Well

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marketers get a refresher: Sex still sells

You've bought rope for that special someone, picked up a few sex toys and read those Fifty Shades of Grey books a time or three. You know who you are. Well, no need to skulk about at naughty shops or the hardware store as Fifty Shades of Consumption makes it further into the mainstream. Stuart... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warren Buffett Increases Stake in Lee Enterprises

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Pearson launching degree course

International publisher Pearson is setting up a college in the UK to teach degree courses, a first for a FTSE 100 company. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schnittman: in-house expertise 'unnecessary' for alternative content

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Profit drops at Penguin in first half 2012

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Penguin to set up 'consumer insight hub'

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Penguin beats nine to Parker book

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Penguin declares Day its 'new erotic brand sensation'

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When Erin Morgenstern’s first novel, The Night Circus, debuted last September, PW predicted in a starred review that this magical tale was destined for bestsellerdom. The hardcover went on to sell 167,000 copies through the outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan, and the paperback, which was... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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