The just-approved marriage between Penguin and Random House holds that beleaguered publishers will now be able to stand up to bookselling goliath Amazon. But a publishing consolidation might be exactly what Amazon wants.
Today in books and publishing: News Corp. now wants to merge HarperCollins with Simon & Schuster; Sandy ruined 9,000 books in a New York store; you'll never guess which two series have sold the most Kindle books.
Today in books and publishing: Philip Roth confirms his retirement; Amazon's mysteriously vanishing buy buttons; Kobo expands to Italy, Kindle considers China; cities in literature.
Today in books and publishing: Publishers close but many stores open; 419 author takes Canada's big literary award; Mo Yan-brand liquor; will Penguin have to change its look for the merger?
Today in books and publishing: Everyone's thoughts on the world's biggest publisher; bookstores hit by storm; the author's cut on a pick-your-price deal; Khaled Hosseini to publish new book.
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