Penguin Random House Merger: UK Reactions (And Melville House’s)

At The Bookseller, publishing insiders in the UK gave their advice to the upcoming management of the soon to be merged Penguin/Random House. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News publishers contributed £5.3bn to the UK economy in 2015

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Stordahl Joins Holiday House

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FutureBook: Bonnier's BookBeat to grow in UK and Germany

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Chair of BAME prize slams UK publishers after lack of submissions

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Abrams & Chronicle UK reveals structural changes

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Elsevier and Jisc proclaim 'low-cost' UK deal

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