Penguin Random House Dismisses Two of Its Top Publishers

The departures of Reagan Arthur, who led Alfred A. Knopf, and Lisa Lucas, who held the top job at Pantheon and Schocken, came as a surprise to many in the company. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2024-05-20 22:16:53 UTC ]

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Obeid book to be pulped

Random House has pulled the best selling anti-corruption expose He Who Must Be Obeid from bookstores after instance of mistaken identity Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Littlewood to leave Random House

Random House’s international sales director Simon Littlewood is to leave the company... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Alan Mirken

Alan Mirken, who arranged the sale of the Crown Publishing Group to Random House in 1988 when he served as president of the company, died June 12 from heart problems. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH’s New Identity: Goodbye to Some Famous Bricks and Mortar

Roger Tagholm bids a poetic adieu to Random House's iconic colophon, which has been replaced by a new text-based 'global identity.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Where top publishers see native going next

The biggest players in the online publishing space converged in Barcelona this week to discuss the wholesale transformation of the industry into a digital and multiplatform phenomenon. We asked a handful of them one simple question: What's next for native advertising? The post Where top... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maya Angelou Dies, Aged 86

The author and activist Maya Angelou, who died at her home in North Carolina, is best known for her 1969 autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (Random House). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pancake Day for Random

Random House is publishing another backlist title, Trilobites & Other Stories by Breece D... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RH Adds Bookstore to Its Cooking Blog, TasteBook

Random House's food blog and online cooking community, TasteBook, has added a new bookstore called The BookShop. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: Ebershoff Takes Up With the ‘Hausfrau’

A late addition to the hot books at the London Book Fair is a debut novel called "Hausfrau" that Random House's David Ebershoff preempted world rights to on Friday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Only the Beginning For PRH

Commenting on the merger of Random House and Penguin, Thomas Rabe, CEO of RH parent company Bertelsmann, wrote in the company’s annual report that the “formation of Penguin Random House is the best possible path to new growth in the book industry—and to new growth for Bertelsmann.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage Launches Movie Classics Line

Random House is going after film buffs. The publisher's Vintage Books imprint has created Vintage Movie Classics to release backlist books that served as the basis for iconic films. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House to publish first from Geithner

Random House Business Books is to publish a book by former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These top publishers are still mobile Web holdouts

The mobile Web experience has improved significantly over the past few years as publishers have come to the realization that this smartphone and tablet thing isn't going away. But there are still some responsive design holdouts. The post These top publishers are still mobile Web holdouts... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Publishers Need to Embrace Automated Ad Selling

The president of The Media Kitchen sees private marketplaces gaining traction with top publishers, and that's a good thing.The post Why Publishers Need to Embrace Automated Ad Selling appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AudioGO's BBC titles signed by Random House

Random House Audio has signed an agreement with BBC Worldwide to sell and distribute the company... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agency employment concerns raised at TBS

Concerns have been raised over the use of temporary workers at Random House's distribution... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Hawking's first official app teaches the basics of the universe

Stephen Hawking has gone to great lengths to promote science through books and videos, but he has been conspicuously absent in the software world -- until now, that is. The astrophysicist has just teamed up with Random House on Snapshots of the ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House's Grinch campaign encourages children to do selfless deeds over the holidays

The Grinch campaign, also known as the 'Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes,' encourages children to do good deeds in exchange for book donations. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Partners with Pinterest Producing Online Bookstore Table

Random House has partnered with Pinterest to help users discover popular content. It pulls up a page that is a lot like browsing a table at a bookstore. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you were CEO of Microsoft, what would you change?

Microsoft is actively looking for a new CEO to replace Steve Ballmer, and one of the potential candidates is Stephen Elop. In an interesting story published earlier today, Bloomberg, citing several unnamed sources, claims that the former boss of Nokia would introduce sweeping changes to... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2013-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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