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How Do You Like Your Classic Lit: In a Ball Gown or Lingerie?

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Penguin and Clandestine Classics have very different takes on how to lure buyers into buying new editions of classic literature: one amps up the class, the other, the crass.

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Bookish.com Launches, Applies Big Data to Book Discovery

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By incorporating trillions of calculations, Bookish.com, the new online bookstore financed by Hachette, Penguin and S&S, promises to apply Big Data to book discovery.

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The Publisher’s Anxiety at the Electronic Book

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Despite the advances in digital books and storytelling technology, Penguin executive Jeff Gomez says that publishers have so far focused on the wrong things.

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Why Publishing’s Future is All About Globalized Brands

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Publishing is not about digital or physical, says Erich Huang, New Business Director at Penguin Children’s UK: it’s all about brand and nontraditional creators.

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Justice Department and Penguin Settle Suit Over Ebooks

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The DOJ and Penguin have settled their lawsuit over price collusion, paving the way for Penguins merger with Random House and leaving Macmillan as the only defendant.

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Brazil: As “Sophisticated as the US and UK,” says Penguin CEO

Penguin's CEO John Makinson is impressed by Brazil's book market

This week’s issue of PublishNews Brazil features an interview with Penguin CEO John Makinson, an overview of Brazil’s e-book market, and Saraiva’s latest sales numbers.

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Case Studies: Western Publishing Partnerships with the Arab World

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Ignorance of the Arab World is the main obstacle facing Western publishers looking to enter the 300 million strong Arabic market. Partnerships build a bridge.

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Emerging Markets are Key to Penguin Random House Merger

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Overlooked in the much of the discussion of the Penguin Random House merger is just how important Latin America, China and India are to the deal.

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Share Your Reaction to the Penguin Random House Merger

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You’ve had a few days to absorb the news. Penguin and Random House want to merge. Now that the initial shock has worn off, what do you think?

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Random House and Penguin in Talks over Potential Merger

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Pearson and Bertelsmann are in talks over a potential merger of Random House and Penguin, giving them a combined 25% market share in the US and UK.

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