Last month Penguin and Random House confirmed they would merge their publishing companies to form a large entity. Today Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster are in the early stages of negotiations to accomplish the same feat. News Corp. who owns Harper Collins has approached CBS Corp, who is the parent company of S&S. News Corp has made overtures to buy the company … [Read more...] about HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster Discussing Potential Merger