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PublishingThe Colophon

Simon & Schuster Canada expand their domestic operation with the introduction of the Scribner Canada imprint

March 2, 2022June 14, 2022

The expansion at S&S is meant to telegraph to authors and agents that the house is broadening the scope of its publishing, says president and publisher Kevin Hanson.

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Penguin Random House defends proposed merger with Simon & Schuster; Cuomo ordered to repay profits on COVID memoir

December 15, 2021June 14, 2022

Two ongoing battles surround the proposed deal to combine two of the world’s largest publishers and the financial woes of a former New York governor.

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PublishingThe Colophon

In a win for authors and readers, U.S. Department of Justice sues to block merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

November 2, 2021June 14, 2022

The deal, worth a reported $2.175 billion USD, has already been the subject of opposition among many players inside and outside the publishing industry.

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PublishingThe Colophon

Hachette’s announced purchase of Workman makes an already uneven playing field even more slanted

August 17, 2021June 14, 2022

As big North American publishers become ever bigger, authors lose opportunities to place their work and readers lose the chance to avail themselves of riskier books.

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PublishingThe Colophon

Penguin Random House is the latest publisher to feel the burn from a marquee author’s reputational flame-out

August 11, 2021June 14, 2022

Publishers are increasingly relying on morals clauses to shield them from blowback should an author’s bad behaviour become public scandal.

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PublishingThe Colophon

Opposition grows to proposed Penguin Random House merger with Simon & Schuster

March 2, 2021June 14, 2022

The potential combined market clout of two major multinationals provides potential negative results for independent publishers, authors, and readers alike.

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International LiteraturePoliticsThe Colophon

Simon & Schuster cancels book by Senator Josh Hawley after “dangerous insurrection” in Washington, D.C.

January 7, 2021June 14, 2022

One of America’s largest publishers has decided to step away from publishing a forthcoming work by the pugilistic Missouri senator.

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