Cory Doctorow's linkblog · @pluralistic
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Last Nov, publishing got *excellent* news: the planned merger of #PenguinRandomHouse (the largest publisher in the history of human civilization) with its immediate competitor #SimonAndSchuster would not be permitted, thanks to the #FTC's deftly argued case against the deal:
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#penguinrandomhouse #simonandschuster #ftc
steve dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
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theKlaus · @theklaus
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https://newspress.stephen-king.de/2023/07/28/stephen-king-liest-am-3-august-aus-seinem-neuen-roman-holly/
Am 3. August 2023 liest Stephen King in Zusammenarbeit mit Simon & Schuster Books auf Youtube aus seinem im September erscheinenden neuen Roman HOLLY.
#lesung #simonandschuster #holly #stephenking
Beach · @beach
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I've just spent a happy few days defacing my local bookshop windows (Walkers Books in Stamford and Bourne Bookshop).
Support your local bookshop!
#picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #lbs #bookshops #SimonAndSchuster
#picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #lbs #bookshops #simonandschuster
Beach · @beach
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'The Princess with the Blazing Bottom' is out today! Available in all good bookshops :blobcattea:
(And yes, I took a copy to the beach with me...)
#picturebook #publicationday #kidlit #simonandschuster
First Dread Pirate Roberts · @PirateRoberts
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#copyright was never intended to be a continuing income stream for the creator, and certainly not for the #heirs and #estates.
#statuteofanne #library #libraries #publicdomain #publicdomainart #publicdomainday #publicdomaindedication #congress #loc #libraryofcongress #books #publishers #publishersweekly #bookpublishers #bookpublishing #bookpublisher #SimonandSchuster #hachette #hachetteaudio
#constitution #copyright #heirs #estates #statuteofanne #library #libraries #publicdomain #publicdomainart #publicdomainday #publicdomaindedication #congress #loc #libraryofcongress #books #publishers #publishersweekly #bookpublishers #bookpublishing #bookpublisher #simonandschuster #hachette #hachetteaudio
Sushubh · @sushubh
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The Mysteries | Book by Bill Watterson, John Kascht | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster Canada
https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-Mysteries/Bill-Watterson/9781524884949
#billwatterson #books #simonandschuster
Beach · @beach
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My advance copy just arrived!
#picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #simonandschuster
Beach · @beach
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A little 👀 sneak peak 👀 from my next picture book, ‘The Princess with the Blazing Bottom’, out in April!
#picturebook #simonandschuster #kidlitart
Korra Saqqara (Christa A.) · @KorraSaqqara
126 followers · 53 posts · Server mastodon.social"[T]he most likely path toward employee-ownership of Simon & Schuster would not come from the government, but from a series of outside loans, possibly from some combination of credit unions, Amalgamated Bank (the largest union-owned bank in the nation), or even from readers (imagine the largest Kickstarter in history, with some seriously epic S&S swag for readers who chip in)." - Nick Fuller Googins via #LitHub
#Publishing #SimonAndSchuster #CorporateAmerica
https://lithub.com/in-praise-of-the-worker-owned-company-or-what-to-do-about-simon-and-schuster/
#lithub #publishing #simonandschuster #corporateamerica
Ojo Taylor · @ojotaylor
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Wild. It's #SimonandSchuster, so I imagine they've got their legalese covered, but that's really bad.
Luna Station Quarterly · @lunastation
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Monopsony and the Publishing Industry
In a break from my usual focus on contracts and intellectual property law, I’ve decided to delve into a little antitrust law for this month’s column. Many authors have been watching w
https://lunastationquarterly.com/monopsony-and-the-publishing-industry/
#OntheBooks #Uncategorized #antitrust #competition #DepartmentofJustice #DOJ #HarperCollins #litigation #market #monopoly #monopsony #PenguinRandomHouse #PRH #publishing #S&S #SimonandSchuster
#OntheBooks #uncategorized #antitrust #competition #departmentofjustice #doj #harpercollins #litigation #market #monopoly #monopsony #penguinrandomhouse #PRH #publishing #s #simonandschuster
Tarnkappe.info · @tarnkappeinfo
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📬John Bolton: Leak der Memoiren lässt Leitungen glühen📬 https://tarnkappe.info/john-bolton-leak-der-memoiren-laesst-leitungen-gluehen/ #DistributedDenialofSecrets #TheRoomWhereitHappened #SimonandSchuster #DDoSecrets.com #JohnBolton #Artikel
#distributeddenialofsecrets #theroomwhereithappened #simonandschuster #ddosecrets #johnbolton #artikel