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- Penguin Random House is buying Simon and Schuster. That’s bad for readers https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/penguin-random-house-is-buying-simon-and-schuster-thats-bad-for-readers/2020/11/25/e53d5382-2f40-11eb-860d-f7999599cbc2_story.html 5 comments
- Penguin Random House Creates Reader Loyalty Program https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/79824-prh-creates-reader-loyalty-program.html 9 comments
- Penguin Random House Staff Confront Publisher About New Jordan Peterson Book https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5bv3x/penguin-random-house-staff-confront-publisher-about-new-jordan-peterson-book 4 comments
- Penguin Random House C.E.O. Steps Down https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/books/markus-dohle-penguin-random-house-ceo.html?referringSource=articleShare&smid=nytcore-ios-share 180 comments books
- Feds and Penguin Random House set to square off over Simon & Schuster deal https://www.cbsnews.com/news/penguin-random-house-antitrust-trial-us-government-simon-and-schuster/ 11 comments books
- Penguin Random House Defends Effort to Buy Simon & Schuster https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/13/books/penguin-random-house-simon-schuster.html 5 comments books
- Penguin Random House is buying Simon & Schuster. That’s bad for readers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/penguin-random-house-is-buying-simon-and-schuster-thats-bad-for-readers/2020/11/25/e53d5382-2f40-11eb-860d-f7999599cbc2_story.html 530 comments books
- Penguin Random House to Buy Simon & Schuster https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/books/simon-schuster-penguin-random-house.html 71 comments books
- About Penguin Random House https://news.sky.com/story/end-of-an-era-for-book-publisher-penguin-11889930 13 comments books
- More than 140 authors urge Penguin Random House to undo break with unions https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/19/more-than-140-authors-call-on-penguin-random-house-to-reinstate-union-recognition? 3 comments books
- Penguin Random House Blocked From Acquiring Rival Publisher Simon & Schuster https://www.wsj.com/articles/penguin-random-house-blocked-from-acquiring-rival-publisher-simon-schuster-11667257838 412 comments books
- Justice Department Sues to Block ViacomCBS’ Sale of Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/simon-schuster-viacomcbs-justice-anti-trust-1235102853/ 25 comments books
- Redundancy fears as Penguin Random House as publisher derecognises unions https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/16/redundancy-fears-as-penguin-random-house-derecognises-staff-unions?CMP=fb_gu 46 comments books
- Unfortunately it won't be called "Random Penguin": Merger of Penguin and Random House Is Completed http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/business/media/merger-of-penguin-and-random-house-is-completed.html 11 comments books
- The biggest story in books - The Penguin Random House trial is ripping the lid off publishing https://shush.substack.com/p/the-biggest-story-in-books 45 comments books
- Penguin Random House Creates Reader Loyalty Program, has anyone tried this? https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/79824-prh-creates-reader-loyalty-program.html 4 comments books
- Barack and Michelle Obama sign record book deals with Penguin Random House https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/01/barack-michelle-obama-book-deals-penguin-random-house 4 comments politics
- Barack and Michelle Obama agree Penguin Random House book deal http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39124239 4 comments politics
- Obamas Make Book Deal With Penguin Random House https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/business/media/obama-book-deal-penguin-random-house.html?smid=re-share 7 comments politics
- Publishing risks 'becoming irrelevant', warns Penguin Random House boss https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/10/publishing-risks-becoming-irrelevant-warns-penguin-random-house-boss 3 comments books
- Penguin Random House Unveils New Logo http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/62705-prh-unveils-new-logo.html 4 comments books
- Penguin and Random House merging to form super publishing company, accounting for 1 in 4 of all books sold! http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/29/penguin-random-house-book-publisher 6 comments books
- The possible effects of the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger : NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/08/07/1115517437/authors-and-bookstore-owners-worry-a-big-publishing-merger-will-affect-diversity 9 comments books
- Penguin Random House to Buy Simon & Schuster | ViacomCBS agreed to sell the 96-year-old company in a deal that potentially creates a megapublisher. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/books/simon-schuster-viacom-bertelsmann.html 13 comments business
- Pearson's Penguin and Random House owners, Bertelsmann, agree to combine their Penguin and Random House businesses http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20120485 8 comments worldnews
- Penguin Random House Is Building the Perfect Publishing House...But does it matter in the age of Amazon? https://newrepublic.com/article/151177/penguin-random-house-building-perfect-publishing-house 10 comments books
- Penguin Random House UK is launching an "Inclusion Tracker" to measure the diversity of its authors and staff http://www.thebookseller.com/news/prh-launch-inclusion-tracker-bid-reflect-diversity-uk-society-2025-567926 3 comments books
- Barack and Michelle Obama Sign Book Deals With Penguin Random House After Bidding War Reaches Over $60 Million http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/barack-and-michelle-obama-memoirs-bid-hits-usd60-million.html?mid=twitter_vulture 14 comments politics
- Penguin Random House employees broke down in tears at the thought of publishing Jordan Peterson's next book https://reason.com/2020/11/25/jordan-peterson-12-rules-for-life-sequel-penguin-random-house/ 210 comments books
- Author Margaret Atwood developed an unburnable "Handmaid's Tale" book: "It is designed to protect this vital story and stand as a powerful symbol against censorship," said publisher Penguin Random House https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/3500010-author-margaret-atwood-developed-an-unburnable-handmaids-tale-book/ 185 comments books
- Barack And Michelle Obama Ink Historic Publishing Deal With Penguin Random House http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-book-deal_us_58b616c3e4b060480e0cc6cf?section=us_books 4 comments books
- ‘This must be stopped’: US begins court battle against publishing giants’ merger | The justice department is seeking to block the $2.2bn merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/01/merger-antitrust-penguin-random-house-simon-schuster 25 comments politics
- Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster and the estates of Truman Capote, Jack Kerouac, Ernest Hemingway and Arthur C. Clarke have collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Swedish author Fredrik Colting. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/author-sued-childrens-versions-breakfast-at-tiffanys-2001-a-space-odyssey-965924 3 comments books
- The planned merger between Random House and Penguin has been completed according to schedule. The parent companies signed the final contracts to create the world's largest publisher of consumer books. http://www.dw.de/random-house-penguin-sign-final-merger-contracts/a-16917189 8 comments books
- The planned merger between Random House and Penguin has been completed according to schedule. The parent companies signed the final contracts to create the world's largest publisher of consumer books. http://www.dw.de/random-house-penguin-sign-final-merger-contracts/a-16917189 4 comments business
- Book publishers Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins and Wiley want to shutdown the Internet Archive. This would make it harder for the public to access free and useful information. Surprised? Me neither. https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/inside-a-former-s-f-church-a-battle-for-the-future-of-knowledge 32 comments stallmanwasright
- Penguin Random House & PBS Kids Launch “Mondays with Michelle Obama” https://redtri.com/mondays-michelle-obama-random-house-storytime/ 3 comments books
- Plot thickens for authors as Penguin and Random House merger creates £2.6bn powerhouse The new Penguin Random House will control a quarter of world book publishing http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jul/28/penguin-random-house-merger-reactions 293 comments books
- Penguin Random House and bestselling authors sue Iowa over school book-banning law. The publishing giant and four authors — including John Green and Jodi Picoult — joined several teachers, a student and the state's teachers union in filing the federal lawsuit. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/penguin-random-house-bestselling-authors-sue-iowa-school-book-banning-rcna127522 12 comments politics
- Penguin Random House UK faces backlash after asking employees to house interns - A UK publishing company is facing a public backlash after asking its employees to put interns up on a spare bed or couch for London-based placements in a bid to "break down barriers to entry". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-23/penguin-random-house-uk-spare-room-initiative-backlash/10548806 8 comments worldnews