CMA says it is considering whether Penguin Random House’s $2bn deal would lessen competitionAuthors fear the worst if Bertelsmann takes over Simon & SchusterThe UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Penguin Random House’s $2bn (£1.45bn) takeover of Simon & Schuster, a deal rivals have warned will create a “behemoth of books” with too much power in the global publishing industry.The deal would bring together a who’s who of starry authors from Dan Brown, Hillary Clinton and Stephen King to Barack Obama, Bob Woodward and John Grisham. An equally impressive combined back catalogue spans titles and authors including Gone With the Wind, Catch-22 and the works of Ernest Hemingway. Related: PRH owner Bertelsmann to buy Simon & Schuster in $2bn deal Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2021-03-22 09:00:30 UTC ]
Among the former president's year-end shout-outs are novels that made the rounds on longlists for major awards, such as those by Martin MacInnes and Ayşegül Savaş and the Booker-winning Samantha Harvey, along with deep cuts from Dinaw Mengestu and Adam Moss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has announced a new audio-first imprint, Simon Maverick, focused on self-published authors. Former Polis Books publisher Jason Pinter is the imprint’s VP and editorial director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Though there were no billion-dollar deals along the lines of private equity firm KKR’s 2023 sale of RBmedia and purchase of Simon & Schuster, the year did produce a number of notable acquisitions that indicate a few developing trends. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House will distribute all titles published by Boom! Studios, which it acquired this August, starting next July, taking over distribution to the bookstore trade from Simon & Schuster and to the direct market from Diamond Comic Distributors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling author who enjoyed overnight success with her debut novel A Woman of SubstanceIt was Graham Greene who inadvertently launched Barbara Taylor Bradford, who has died aged 91, on the road that would lead, in 2003, to her induction into the Writers Hall of Fame of America, alongside Mark... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-11-25 16:52:30 UTC ]
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If you’ve read only one book about the Spanish Civil War, chances are it’s either Ernest Hemingway’s novel For Whom the Bell Tolls or George Orwell’s memoir Homage to Catalonia. And if you’ve read only two, as to what they might be, I’d confidently push all my chips into the center of the... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2024-11-11 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Ice Planet Barbarians author Ruby Dixon’s romantasy series launch, ‘Bull Moon Rising,’ debuts at #10 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Christopher Denise sends his wide eyed hero on a new adventure in ‘Knight Owl and the Early Bird,’ and John Grisham and Centurion Ministries founder Jim... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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It was a random day in August when a trade paperback copy of Lonesome Dove showed up in the mail from Simon & Schuster. It didn’t come with a press release or a note, and I’m still not sure who sent it to me (I’ve asked a few S&S publicists and it remains a mystery!), […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-10 11:50:25 UTC ]
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Continuing its international expansion, Simon & Schuster's Australian arm acquires Affirm Press, a 14-year-old independent publisher. The post Simon & Schuster Australia Acquires Affirm Press appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-26 15:00:02 UTC ]
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The agreement to buy the Melbourne-based independent publisher is Simon & Schuster's second overseas acquisition since it was bought by KKR late last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster will publish Bob Woodward’s latest White House tell-all, Hachette takes women’s health advocate Tamsen Fadal’s Menopause guide, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Shannon comes to Simon & Schuster from Penguin Random House’s the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. She succeeds the late Gary Urda, who died suddenly on June 24. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On June 21st, Threshold, a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced a new book deal with New York Times bestselling author and entrepreneur and noted conspiracy theorist Vivek Ramaswamy. Although it’s rumored that Donald Trump passed him over for the role of running mate, Vivek... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-09 13:34:08 UTC ]
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Bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe sells a new souther epic to Morrow, Hillary Clinton’s new memoir goes to Simon & Schuster, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Wibke Grutjen moves from Hachette Book Group to Simon & Schuster in early August to lead S&S' marketing and communications teams. The post S&S Names Wibke Grutjen Global Chief of Marketing and Communications appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-26 21:24:22 UTC ]
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Pave Studios, launched this spring and active primarily in the podcasting space, has formed a book publishing arm and signed co-publishing and distribution agreements with Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Urda died unexpectedly the morning of June 24 after collapsing at the gym. S&S CEO Jonathan Karp called him "was a quintessential sales executive, with a deep knowledge of our industry." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print book sales were up in May, books by Stephen King, Kristin Hannah, Emily Henry, and Dr. Seuss. Check out the top 10 books sold in the adult and children's markets. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-20 13:30:00 UTC ]
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Arnaud Nourry's independent publishing collective in France opens with a first-look arrangement with Jonathan Karp's Simon & Schuster. The post Arnaud Nourry’s Les Nouveaux Éditeurs in Deal With S&S appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-12 17:28:13 UTC ]
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John Grisham’s ‘Camino Ghosts’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus Greg Iles revisits attorney turned Natchez, Miss., mayor Penn Cage in ‘Southern Man,’ and Caitlin Rozakis, with ‘Dreadful,’ bakes up a comedic fantasy debut. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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