Penguin Random House Prepares to Rebuild

Two CEOs have stepped down. A storied executive has retired. And a big legal loss isn't entirely in the rearview. This year, the U.S. book market's biggest publisher is planning some major structural changes. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Dunham’s $3.7m Advance: Everything Wrong With Publishing Today?

Lena Dunham, creator of HBO’s Girls, signed a $3.7 million book deal with Random House. Rob Spillman says it is emblematic of all that is wrong with corporate publishing today. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shirley Hughes and Vulliamy team up

Children’s author Shirley Hughes has been signed up for a new series by Random House... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cleese memoir secured by Cornerstone

Random House has acquired world rights in the autobiography of comedy great John Cleese, star of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RH buys David Jason autobiography

Random House has acquired the autobiography of actor Sir David Jason, star of series including... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Art of the Catalogue

It’s been three years since HarperCollins became the first publisher to move to a digital catalogue. Since then Random House has gone entirely paperless, while others, like Perseus Books Group, offer both. Some provide Edelweiss printouts on request. Yet despite the push to digital, a handful of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Language acquisition revealed at William Heinemann

Random House’s William Heinemann has acquired a non-fiction title about language... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House looks to develop IP

Random House UK has become the latest publisher to bolster its capabilities in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House US launches TV division

Random House US has launched a television division, formed in partnership with fellow Bertelsmann... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random to launch ebook distribution service

Random House has announced plans for the creation of a digital one-stop shop to aid the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Random House Extends With Wizards of the Coast

Random House has announced a multi-year extension of its sales and distribution partnership with Wizards of the Coast LLC, which began in 2005. Wizards of the Coast is the publisher of Dungeons & Dragons and other popular fantasy and sci-fi series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty Shades could sell 10m, sales curve shows

 Random House has reprinted its record-busting Fifty Shades trilogy a further three times... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random goes overseas to keep Shades in stock

Random House is printing extra stock of Fifty Shades of Grey in Germany to help keep bookshelves... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Random in-house projects set for Square Peg

Random House's Square Peg is lining up two in-house projects for the second half of 2012,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hudson tells LBF of 'focus on digital’

Random House will focus on international partnerships, engage directly with customers and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shortlist for Kim Scott Walwyn Prize revealed

Editors and marketing and publicity managers from Little, Brown, Random House and  indies,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 10% Standard

The major trade publishers do not appear in imminent danger of fading away. With Random House’s release of 2011 financial results late last month, the four large trade houses that report results all posted operating margins that topped 10%. Although the four companies—Lagardère Publishing... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Olympics to bring £16m books boost

The book market could receive an Olympic boost of around £16m if bookshops decide to take... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Bond novels come back to Random House

The lucrative James Bond novels return to Random House, their original publisher, through a new deal. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House drastically raises the price of ebooks for libraries

Oddly, Random House deciding to triple the price of its ebooks for libraries is being considered a compromise. While others, like Penguin, are pulling their electronic tomes from the virtual shelves of our lending institutions, Random House is at least willing to still play ball -- even if it's... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Disney to Hachette

Disney Book Group, Hyperion Books, and Marvel have signed a preliminary agreement to move to the Hachette Book Group for book distribution services. Disney Book Group and Hyperion Books will move their distribution to Hachette, while Marvel will expand its existing relationship with Hachette,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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