Information wants to be free. That observation, first made in 1984, anticipated the internet and the world to come. It cost nothing to digitally reproduce data and words, and so […]
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Back to news homeParamount Agrees to Sell Simon & Schuster to KKR, a Private Equity Firm
Paramount said on Monday it had reached a deal to sell Simon & Schuster, one of the biggest and most prestigious publishing houses in the United States, to the private-equity […]
Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster Deal Collapses, Breaking Pattern in Publishing
Among its successes are several novels by Colleen Hoover, who has dominated the fiction best seller lists, and a surprise best-selling memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” by Jennette McCurdy, […]
The Rise of Salem Media, a Conservative Radio Juggernaut
Salem Media, which counts the conservative personalities Charlie Kirk and Sebastian Gorka among its radio hosts, has taken a pointed stance ahead of the midterm elections. Read More
Inside the Real-Life Succession Drama at Scholastic
A cartoon of his face, showing him looking off into the distance like a superhero, hangs on a gallery wall in Scholastic headquarters, near portraits of Harry Potter and Clifford. […]
An Erotica Pioneer Goes From Hero to Villain for Dozens of Authors
Under pressure from authors, Blushing has offered more transparency, and says that it is now providing monthly royalty payments, and that since the first quarter of 2020, it has used […]
Penguin Random House to Buy Simon & Schuster
The biggest book publisher in the United States is about to get bigger. ViacomCBS has agreed to sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House for more than $2 billion […]
In a Year of No Trade Fairs, Germany Takes It Hard
The funeral directors will have to wait for their big get-together. So will the toymakers, the equestrians and the vegans.All those groups and many more had scheduled trade fairs to […]