Nov 22, 2011 11:24 AM
Following yesterday’s news that Penguin, citing security concerns, is pulling its new e-books from libraries—and making none of them available for library lending through Kindle—many are wondering why the publisher would do such a thing. (Penguin and Random House had been the only two “big six” publishers to offer unfettered…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-books, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, penguin, penguin
Nov 14, 2011 8:43 AM
Penguin is the latest publisher to test out e-singles with the launch of Penguin Shorts, an ongoing digital series of original fiction and nonfiction titles from authors like Colm Toibin and Anita Brookner.
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Countries, Europe, UK, anita brookner, colm toibin, penguin
Aug 17, 2011 4:14 AM
The FT and Penguin are two of the most recognized brands among those owned by media giant Pearson (NYSE: PSO). But should the company sell them off to focus more on Education, its real growth engine of the moment? That seems to be the opinion of at least some analysts…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Magazines, Newspapers, Mobile, Money, Research & Metrics, Research, Companies, Pearson, Economist, Financial Times, FT.com, Countries, Europe, Russia, France, bernstein research, penguin
Aug 12, 2011 9:14 AM
Pearson (NYSE: PSO) Australia’s acquisition of REDGroup’s online business, including the Borders Australia website and the website of bookstore chain Angus & Robertson, won’t give Pearson-owned publisher Penguin a monopoly over Australia’s e-book supply chain, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided.
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, Countries, Australia & New Zealand, angus & robertson, borders australia, pearson, penguin, redgroup
Jul 12, 2011 2:06 AM
A little social media experiment is underway at the publishers Hamish Hamilton/Penguin UK: the publisher has tied up with the social media site PeerIndex to try out a new way of promoting its books. In what the publisher is calling an industry first, Penguin today is launching a campaign to…
Posted In: Features, Tweets, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, Social Media, Companies, Pearson, Twitter, peerindex, penguin
Mar 2, 2011 11:05 AM
HMV (LSE: HMV), HarperCollins, Penguin and Random House are financing a new “social retail” service aiming to help readers find, buy and share books.
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, harpercollins, hmv, penguin, random house
Mar 2, 2010 1:58 PM
As the race to be be ebook format of choice hots up, Penguin is making some bold, experimental bets. These first-look demos of forthcoming books from iPad’s iBook Store, presented by Penguin Books’ CEO John Makinson in London on Tuesday, give an idea how publishers might approach Apple’s tablet…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Companies, Pearson, penguin
Oct 9, 2009 1:30 PM
As if there wasn’t enough digital and e-book hysteria from the international Kindle launch ... *Electronic Arts* is dipping its toe into digital books, albeit for the younger generation, with the launch of FLIPS, a new line of books that kids can “read” using the handheld Nintendo DS. The company…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Media & Publishing, Books, electronic arts, nintendo, penguin
Apr 14, 2008 6:20 AM
At the London Book Fair this week, several publishers are making announcements aimed at improving their digital strategies. Penguin will, from September, start releasing digital editions in the .epub format at the same time as print counterparts. Digital director Genevieve Shore (via Guardian): “We have seen, in other markets, that…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, penguin
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