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Mandela book withdrawn after outrage from Graça Machel
A new book detailing Nelson Mandela’s last days has been withdrawn, publisher Penguin Random House said on Monday.
Random House and Penguin: Episode two of The Merger
Once, Stephen Johnson was managing director of Random House South Africa.
Supermerger sparks concern
"Fear of Amazon" may not yet be a phrase in the dictionary, but it is the sentiment that underlies the merger between Random House and Penguin.
Publishing as usual — for now
M&G books editor Darryl Accone looks at the implications of the merger of two of the biggest names in publishing.
Random House and Penguin merging to take on Amazon
Britain’s Pearson and Germany’s Bertelsmann are to merge their publishing units, Penguin and Random House, to recover ground lost to Amazon and Apple.
Writers grapple over the exit of an editor of note
Many in the publishing industry are wondering: Was Penguin’s Alison Lowry pushed — or did she jump?
A climate change puts the heat on Penguin
The publishing industry is said to have been rocked back on its heels at news that ebooks have outsold hardback books on Amazon in the United States.
Alan Greenspan criticises Bush in new book
Former Federal Reserve chairperson Alan Greenspan, in a memoir to be released on Monday, criticised President George Bush and congressional Republicans for abandoning fiscal…