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As the Justice Department bids to convince a federal judge that the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster would damage the careers of some of the most popular authors, it is leaning in part on the testimony of a writer who has thrived like few others: Stephen King. The author of…

WASHINGTON — Bestselling author Stephen King gingerly stepped up to the witness stand Tuesday in a federal antitrust trial. Tracing his own history, he laid out a portrait of a publishing industry that has become increasingly concentrated over the years while richly rewarding his creative endeavors. “My name is Stephen

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bestselling author Stephen King gingerly stepped up to the witness stand Tuesday in a federal antitrust trial. Tracing his own history, he laid out a portrait of a publishing industry that has become increasingly concentrated over the years while richly rewarding his creative endeavors.

The bestselling author's appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington brought a narrative of the evolution of book publishing toward the dominance of the Big Five companies.

WASHINGTON -- Stephen King didnt break any legal ground on the stand Tuesday as he testified against his own publishers efforts to merge with Penguin Random House. But he did

King will be a witness for the Justice Department in a bid to block the proposed merger of top publishers Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.

The bestselling author's appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington brought a narrative of the evolution of book publishing toward the dominance of the Big Five companies.

King's displeasure about the proposed merger led him to voluntarily testify for the government. Read more at Boston.com.

Bestselling author Stephen King has testified in a federal antitrust trial in Washington over the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and rival Simon & Schuster.

A closer look at the second longest-running series based on a Stephen King book.