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Penguin-Random-House
January 24, 2014

Friday News: Pearson profits down, Adobe develops new DRM, does reading increase intelligence, Flowers in the Attic movie wins big ratings, and vintage Mac reviews

JanetPublishing NewsAdobe / Apple / DRM / Flowers in the Attic / Pearson / Penguin Random House / reading20 Comments

Pearson shares hit by profit warning – Pearson, the company that owns the behemoth that is Penguin Random House, issued a warning that its profits were down 5% over last year, and the warning in turn triggered an 8% drop in shares. In addition to the £130M restructuring in the ... more >

peacock spider
December 31, 2012

Monday News: Pearson buys 5% stake in Nook Media; NYTimes celebrates the deceased 2012 artists; Links about spiders

JanePublishing NewsNook / Pearson6 Comments

The Music They Made –NYTimes is experimenting with video, sound, and visual applications to move into the 21st century. This is a collection of music snippets celebrating artists who died in 2012. NYTimes.com NOOK Media Announces Strategic Investment by Pearson – Pearson is investing $89 million in Nook Media, the ... more >

August 15, 2012

Wednesday News: Hachette UK wants Tor to turn the DRM back on; Some authors are just against lending

JanePublishing Newsdigital lending / DRM / feminism / Pearson13 Comments

Doubling Down on DRM – Last month, Tor’s entire catalog of ebooks went DRM free. You may have seen that if you went to purchase a Laura Florand backlist title after Sunita’s wonderful review of the Chocolate Thief. According to Cory Doctorow, Hachette UK wants its authors who are also ... more >

July 30, 2012

Monday News: Important insight on accessibility for readers; Noble Romance future uncertain

JanePublishing Newsbook-sales / Noble Romance / Pearson10 Comments

Future of Noble Romance uncertain with departure of manager – “At this moment, I do not know what the owner’s plans are, as far as the company’s immediate future is concerned. I’m pretty sure he’ll keep it up and running, in some form, so he can earn back some of ... more >

DA Industry News
July 4, 2011

Monday Midday Links: Pearson Australia to Become a Retailer

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / best seller lists / Pearson / Penguin / plagiarism17 Comments

Today is supposed to be a holiday but the news is coming thick and fast. I hardly know what to lead with.  First up, though, is Pearson Australia striking a deal to buy REDGroup’s online book business and to partner to sell ebooks with Kobo.  This is the first time ... more >

April 28, 2011

Thursday Midday Links: Another self pub author scores big deal

JanePublishing Newsdigital publishing / ereader device / Nook / Pearson / Penguin / self-published6 Comments

Another self publishing author scores big. Stephanie McAfee, author of the NYT bestseller Diary of a Mad Fat Girl, sold a three book deal to Danielle Perez at NAL in a “preempt”. McAfee, who has almost no twitter presence and who started her blog only in December reports that sales ... more >

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