A sale of the venerable publisher of Stephen King and Hillary Clinton could fetch $1.7 billion and rev up consolidation in book publishing. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
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Hodder & Stoughton will publish an original audio digital short story by bestselling author... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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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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The word synergy, in the world of book publishing, feels like a term that died in the ’90s. Back then, almost every publisher housed within a media conglomerate was touting the ways it would use its TV-making or movie-making sister companies to sell books. Fox would boost HarperCollins.... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Simon & Schuster has signed another two as-yet-untitled novels by The Bellwether Revivals... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has reported a 43% hit on its publishing arm, which includes its UK national newspapers, reducing the unit's operating income to $218m (£138m) as it was hit by multimillion-pound costs relating to the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has pre-empted a historical novel about Typhoid Mary for a six-figure sum.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster is to publish two new novels by Kishwar Desai, along with a re-release of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's US media giant News Corp is expanding its presence in the Middle East media market and beyond by agreeing to acquire a minority stake in Dubai-based media company Moby Group. Under the deal, News Corp will relinquish its 50 per ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Simon & Schuster has appointed Claire Hey as senior commissioning editor for fiction,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster has signed a two-book deal with Always On My Mind author Colette Caddle. S... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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At just five years old, the Savannah Book Festival, in the genteel coastal city of Savannah, Ga., is carving a space for itself among the book festival big leagues, boasting not one but two of the nation’s current #1 bestselling authors: Stephen King (for 11/22/63) and Walter Isaacson (Steve Jobs). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books are expected to account for 17% of Simon & Schuster's total revenue in 2011,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster has bought the memoir of entrepreneur and creator of the Giggly Pig sausage... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster has paid a "healthy six-figure sum" for the autobiography of June... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster has acquired a memoir by Sam Faiers, star of reality TV series "The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has bought a book dubbed "The Tiger Mother meets The Last Lecture... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bloomsbury has appointed Emma Blackburn, Simon & Schuster's editorial director of picture... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 17/11/2011 - 12:13 Viking has won a title by journalist Ed Caesar about marathon running and the race to beat the two-hour barrier, using research and interviews to be conducted around the world. Viking editorial director Joel Rickett... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 14:00 Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs sold 379,000 copies in the US in its first week on bookshop shelves, BookScan US data has revealed. The $35 publication, published by Simon & Schuster in the US,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 14:00 Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs sold 379,000 copies in the US in it first week on bookshops shelves, BookScan US data has revealed. The $35 publication, published by Simon & Schuster in the US,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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