Legendary writer George R. R. Martin has revealed more details pertaining to his latest title in the A Song of Ice and Fire universe. The new entrant to Martin's famed series that was adapted into a hit TV show is titled The Rise of The Dragon. It is a fully illustrated companion novel to the prequel named Fire & Blood as well as the Game of Thrones series in general. As … [Read more...] about George R. R. Martin’s The Rise of The Dragon announced, due out later this year
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Are COVID Digital Lending Terms the New Normal?
As the entire world adjusts to "the new normal" of the COVID-19 global pandemic, more and more people are starting to take a look at what worked and what didn't in terms of adjusting to everyday life. A number of companies and businesses are looking at things like employee productivity and absenteeism in light of work-from-home accommodations. Schools around the world are … [Read more...] about Are COVID Digital Lending Terms the New Normal?
Authors to Dept of Justice: Stop the Penguin Random House Buy of Simon & Schuster
Once upon a time, the publishing world involved a vast, gatekeeping entity called the Big Six. Shortly after a devastating anti-trust lawsuit involving five of those publishers, Penguin and Random House merged to become the current largest trade publisher in the US. But a new deal to buy Simon & Schuster--amounting to what the Washington Post has called "the Big Bad Wolf … [Read more...] about Authors to Dept of Justice: Stop the Penguin Random House Buy of Simon & Schuster
Penguin Random House discounting ebooks and audiobooks to libraries
Penguin Random House knows that many physical library branches are closing and the only way people can access content is digitally. The world's largest publisher has announced that it is discounting audiobooks and ebooks across to the board through all of their wholesale distributors such as Overdrive. Senior vice-president for library sales and digital strategy at PRH Skip … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House discounting ebooks and audiobooks to libraries
Penguin Random House is removing audiobooks from Scribd
Yesterday, Good e-Reader broke the news that Penguin Random House, one of the largest publishers in the world were removing audiobooks and ebooks from unlimited platforms all over the world. This included companies like Bookbeat from the United Kingdom, Storytel from Sweden and also Nextory. Scribd is one of the largest unlimited platforms in the world, they have over one … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House is removing audiobooks from Scribd
Penguin Random House removes ebooks from Unlimited Platforms
Penguin Random House has just pulled all of their English and Spanish ebook titles from various online unlimited services. This includes Bookbeat, Nextory, Scribd and Storytel. The publisher confirmed the change with Good e-Reader, "at this point in time, Penguin Random House has decided that we will not participate in subscription models with unlimited access. Our decision was … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House removes ebooks from Unlimited Platforms
Penguin Random House is changing their terms for library ebooks
Penguin Random House is one of the largest publishers in the world and they are responsible for one quarter of all books released every year. They have been doing business with libraries for many years under the unlimited model, where libraries pay more for an ebook, but retain the rights to it forever. PRH is now changing this arrangement and going to a metered approach, where … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House is changing their terms for library ebooks
Penguin Random House Canada Launches Internal Audiobook Program
Penguin Random House Canada has launched their own internal audiobook unit to produce a number of new titles. Seventeen PRHC titles, including 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize nominees Gary Barwin’s Yiddish for Pirates and Mona Awad’s Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, are now available on Audible Canada and Kobo Audiobooks. Penguin Random House Canada's first set of … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Canada Launches Internal Audiobook Program
Penguin’s Read A Book, Give A Book Opportunity
There's a great commercial right now featuring a man who goes through his daily life and keeps encountering worthy causes: a puppy from the shelter, a teenager who needs a mentor, a homeless veteran, even a polar bear whose habitat is disappearing. The point is that there are great needs all around us, but that the first step is to choose a way to help and get started. And … [Read more...] about Penguin’s Read A Book, Give A Book Opportunity
Penguin Random House is going to pay off their employee Student Loans
Penguin Random House is the largest book publisher in the United States and they want to offer a reason for students fresh out of school to come and work for them. Starting next year they will initiate a new program to help pay down student loans. “I know all too well that student loan debt burdens a great deal of our colleagues at Penguin Random House, and increasingly, … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House is going to pay off their employee Student Loans