Cspans book tv. And this is about books, book tvs program and podcast, which looks at the business of publishing. Well, in just a few minutes, well hear from an author who has spent most of her career trying to get readers to read other authors. But first, a us circuit judge recently blocked the planned 2 billion merger between penguin, random house and simon and schuster. Andrew albanys is a Senior Writer with Publishers Weekly and hes followed the case from the beginning and he joins us now. So mr. Albanys remind us of what this merger was. To begin with, this merger was said to be the the coming together of the Worlds Largest english language trade publisher, which is Penguin Random house, with its Third Largest big five rival, publisher Simon Schuster would have created a megamerger, a publisher that would have been roughly 49 of the market for bestselling books. So who was supporting it and who was against it . Whats supporting it, of course, were the merging parties, right . Simo
Well, Andrew Albany is a publishers weekly. Thanks for the update on this case. My pleasure. Book tv will continue to bring you publishing news and new author programs. You can watch all of our programs sunday on cspan two and online at book tv dot org. And welcome to miami and book tv. Live coverage of the 2022 Miami Book Fair. Youll hear from authors on topics ranging from Foreign Policy to medicine and race in america. This is book tvs live coverage of the Miami Book Fair. And another. Day. Thank you. Steve. So, you. Got. Better. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, everyone. Im nyala harrison, an attorney at the Law Firm Greenberg Traurig here in miami. And its really my esteemed pleasure to welcome you to the 39th Miami Book Fair. Were grateful to the Miamidade College family and the hundreds of volunteers that make this all possible. And for the support of the green family foundation, the batchelor foundation, the meredith and diasporic foundation, aarp, greater miami and the beaches
On about books. We delve into the latest news about the Publishing Industry with interesting insider interviews with Publishing Industry experts. Well also give you updates on current nonfiction authors and books. The latest book reviews. And well talk about the current nonfiction books featured on cspans book tv. And this is about books, book tvs program and podcast, which looks at the business of publishing. Well, in just a few minutes, well hear from an author who has spent most of her career trying to get readers to read other authors. But first, a us circuit judge recently blocked the planned 2 billion merger between penguin, random house and simon and schuster. Andrew albanys is a Senior Writer with Publishers Weekly and hes followed the case from the beginning and he joins us now. So mr. Albanys remind us of what this merger was. To begin with, this merger was said to be the the coming together of the Worlds Largest english language trade publisher, which is Penguin Random house
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