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'Expressive times': Publishing industry an open book in 2022

Along with the thousands of books it released in 2022, the publishing industry also offered — not always willingly — some stories about itself

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Antitrust trial puts book publishing industry in the dock

The Justice Department’s legal effort to block the merger of book publishing giants Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster is more than just a showcase for the Biden administration’s tougher approach to corporate consolidation

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022

Stephen King is set to testify for the government in books merger trial

The author of Carrie, The Shining and many other favorites, King has willingly — even eagerly — placed himself in opposition to Simon & Schuster, his longtime publisher.

WEKU · Aug 2, 2022