Simon & Schuster is “not a core asset” says CEO as publishing giant is put up for sale
The “Big Five” publishers dominate the US book market. Together, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan total over 80% of the trade publishing market. Now it… Read more »
Gannett’s failed bid for former Tribune Company overshadows recent layoffs
Not long ago, our own Simon Reichley pointed out that, as dismal as employment prospects in book publishing may appear, they’re rosy compared to the way U.S. newspapers have been hemorrhaging employees for the… Read more »
The Wall Street Journal calls for Judge Cote’s removal from U.S. v. Apple; Rupert Murdoch is still super rich
Just before Thanksgiving, Apple took aim at Michael Bromwich, whom Judge Denise Cote had recently appointed to oversee its compliance with antitrust law relating to its sale of ebooks. According… Read more »
New arrests in the News of the World case
Yesterday brought new developments in the ongoing sordid story… Read more »
News Corp. in talks to acquire Simon & Schuster?
Or simply an attempt to shift focus from the UK media imbroglio … Read more »
The most boring headline out of the UK: Leveson report delayed
The release of the Leveson Report, which has been investigating newspaper practices in the United Kingdom after the phone-hacking scandal has been delayed until late November. Lisa O’Carroll reports in… Read more »
Why don’t British lefties buy newspapers?
In the New Statesman Dominic Ponsford wonders why left-wing readers in the UK won’t buy physical newspapers. The Guardian has gotten a huge boost in online traffic after a year… Read more »