Penguin Random House Will Have 22% Of Irish Market
Figures from Nielsen Bookscan make clear that the soon to be merged Penguin Random House group will have a huge share of the Irish Market. The combined group will include the Irish imprints of the two companies, Penguin Ireland and…
Briefly Noted | Apple, publishers offer antitrust concessions – source | Reuters
Reuters – Apple and four major publishers have offered to allow retailers such as Amazon to sell e-books at a discount for two years in a bid to end an EU antitrust investigation and stave off possible fines, a person…
Briefly Noted | Hachette snaps up Blyton estate | The Bookseller
Hachette UK has acquired worldwide rights in the Enid Blyton estate, excluding Noddy, from Chorion. Hachette Children’s Books m.d. Marlene Johnson said: “I am absolutely delighted that we have acquired world rights to publish Enid Blyton. Hodder was her original…
Briefly Noted | Lawsuit Filed Against Apple and Book Publishers Over Illegal Ebook Price Fixing
Class-action law firm Hagens Bermans seeking more plaintiffs for its lawsuit against Apple and five publishers over illegal ebook price-fixing. The publishers include HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster—five of of the top names in the book publishing…
Briefly Noted | iPads, eBooks and T.S.Eliot | Bryan Appleyard
Still, given that nobody knows anything, what is going to happen in these next five years? George Walkley laughs at the question. “Anyone who claims to know that is either a liar or a fool, but over the next two…
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