US judge blocks $2.2bn Penguin Random House merger

Justice department argued the melding of the publishing house with Simon & Schuster would harm competition and authors’ payA US judge has blocked the $2.2bn planned merger of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest book publisher, with rival Simon & Schuster.Judge Florence Pan of the US district court for the District of Columbia said in a brief order on Monday that she had found that the justice department had shown that the deal would “substantially” harm competition “in the market for the US publishing rights to anticipated top-selling books”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2022-11-01 00:30:18 UTC ]
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Abril Educação has acquired Editora Saraiva in a deal that brings together the two largest publishing operations in Brazil. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AOL Now Has an In-House Creative Agency to Make Ads for Brands

Add AOL to the list of publishers that have gone from selling ads to making ads.AOL has created an internal division called Partner Studio that is charged with creating content for advertisers. Both the name and type of work may sound familiar. AOL-owned Huffington Post has its own in-house... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's iOS 9 update will let you block ads

Life is about to get that little bit harder for digital publishers, thanks to Apple. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2015 is the year of 'merger mania'

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[ Betanews | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The State of Jewish Digital Publishing (Part 2)

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poet's memoir to Melville House

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Comes to Germany

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melville House Partners with Rough Trade NYC

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ASUS unveils ZenWatch 2: Android Wear, two sizes, going after Apple Watch

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[ Betanews | 2015-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Betanews | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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