Penguin Random House’s Bid to Acquire Simon & Schuster Blocked by Judge

The government’s case blocked the merger of two of the United States’ largest publishers and reflected a more aggressive approach to curbing consolidation. It was closely watched by the publishing industry. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

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Media Decoder Blog: Penguin Acquires Self-Publishing Company

The publisher has bought a Bloomington, Ind.-based company called Author Solutions, which so far has attracted 150,000 authors releasing their own books. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-07-19 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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Penguin Children's UK acquires tween brand

Penguin Children's UK has acquired intellectual property rights in a new 7+ tween brand, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total Media lands Random House and Transworld Publishers online accounts

Random House Children's Publishers UK and Transworld Publishers have appointed Total Media to handle their online media planning and buying. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-05-28 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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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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Profits Rise Again at Simon & Schuster

Since ebooks first became a meaningful part of a publisher’s business in 2009, results at Simon & Schuster have followed a familiar pattern—a decline in revenue but an increase in earnings. Between 2009 and 2011, total sales at S&S dipped 0.7%, but adjusted operating income has jumped... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Group UK to tout authors as speakers

Random House is diversifying into author management with the launch of an international speakers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two from Caddle for Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster has signed a two-book deal with Always On My Mind author Colette Caddle. S... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House of Canada Tests New Book Tour Model

Random House of Canada is experimenting with a different kind of book tour this fall--one that guarantees book sales from every person attending a launch. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster to publish Country Life titles

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 22/09/2011 - 08:48 Simon & Schuster has signed a deal with Country Life magazine to publish a new series of tie-in books, beginning this autumn with Curious Observations: A Country Miscellany. The book will comprise writings, articles and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House promotes within sales team

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 20/09/2011 - 14:30 Random House Group UK has made a series of promotions within its UK sales department, with changes at group level as well as at Ebury and Transworld. Deputy group sales director Ed Christie will now also be leading the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House teams restructure for digital

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 13/09/2011 - 15:47 Random House has made a series of promotions, including several to entirely new roles, in its group digital, operations, strategy and commercial teams led by deputy director c.e.o. Ian Hudson. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Ireland acquires war debut

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 12/09/2011 - 08:40 Penguin Ireland has acquired a first novel about the "mysteries and alchemies of friendship", likening it to The Reluctant Fundamentalist and the writing of W G Sebald. Senior editor Brendan Barrington bought world rights... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Moving to Digital Catalogues in 2012

Random House is the latest publisher to replace paper catalogues with digital editions. Random will begin the transition with its Random House Children's Books division's summer 2012 list which reps will start selling in January. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House profits marginally down in 2010

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 29/07/2011 - 14:59 The Random House Group's turnover for 2010 is understood to have been £296m, staying level with 2009. Profit was slightly down on 2009, falling from £44.3m to £42.5m, following a year of digital investment and challenges... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster buys two Casey Hill

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 20/07/2011 - 10:40 Simon & Schuster has bought a further two thrillers from husband and wife writing team Casey Hill. Fiction editorial director Maxine Hitchcock bough UK and Commonwealth rights to the books, which will be published in 2013... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House revives romance imprint as digital exclusive

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 23/06/2011 - 07:15 Random House is to revive its 1980 romance imprint Loveswept as a digital-exclusive list. The ebooks will be published in a trans-Atlantic partnership with Transworld in the UK. The development follows the strong growth of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House launches first colour picture ebooks

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 15/06/2011 - 08:07 Random House Children's Books has released its first four-colour picture ebooks, marking the start of its ebook publishing programme for picture books. Digital editions will from now on be released alongside the physical... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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