The terms they are a’changing for ebooks in libraries
Since its debut, the ebook has come with a fair amount of philosophical baggage. Is it even a book? Is it the death of the book? Introduce the concepts of… Read more »
New PRH publishing program hops on lifestyle train, set for 2020
With the recent attention Jenny Odell’s How To Do Nothing is receiving, it’s no surprise readers are looking for more guidance and lifestyle books that blur the lines of psychology,… Read more »
Attention indie bookstores: apply to this cool community project grant
Ah yes, our old friends: the Book Industry Charitable Foundation. The BINC. You may remember them from such heroics as helping booksellers affected by the California wildfires. Or raising money… Read more »
Benjamin Dreyer of Random House would really very much rather that you write more good
Hello, smart MobyLives reader! Because you are so smart (you’re here, aren’t you?), we understand the type of content you’re really after: that sweet, sweet, super-newsworthy grammatical content. Well, friends, rest… Read more »
PRH “shutters” progressive imprint Spiegel & Grau
First reported by Rachel Deahl for Publishers Weekly, Penguin Random House announced last Friday its imprint Spiegel & Grau “is being shuttered” after 14 years of publishing such bestselling authors as… Read more »
Random House and Crown merge under PRH’s continued consolidation efforts
Announced last Friday morning, two of Penguin Random House’s (PRH) most successful publishing groups, Crown Publishing Group and Random House, are merging. For the New York Times, Alexandra Alter reports… Read more »
Penguin Random House might need to tighten purse strings until the Obamas’ books are out
According to a report by New York Post’s Keith J. Kelly, Penguin Random House is feeling the financial pressure in 2018. Released last week, the major publishing company’s 2017 revenue… Read more »
Sur-prize: Another day, another shortlist causing controversy
This year’s Rathbones Folio Prize shortlist was announced on Tuesday, and guess what? Six out of the eight books on it are published by Penguin Random House. Four of them have… Read more »
In the UK, corporate publishing profits swell, as authors’ share dwindles, according to the Society of Authors
Authors have been footing the bill for growing profit margins at Big Five publishers like Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, according to analysis presented by Nicola Solomon, chief executive of… Read more »
Michelle Obama’s second book, a memoir called Becoming, will be out this fall
It’s been a year and a half since the anxiety-and-fear-drenched American Fall of 2016. Luckily, we can expect a hint of joy and light to break through this November — according to Andrew R. Chow… Read more »