7 posts and columns on Random House

Apple Lines Up Random House, Its Last iBook Holdout

in Media on March 1, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Apple’s iBookstore, launched in conjunction with the iPad last year, has a big problem: It doesn’t carry titles from one of the world’s biggest publishers. But that may be set to change very soon.

Another eBook Store? Yep! But This One's From Google.

in Media on December 6, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

Don’t want to buy your ebooks from Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble or Borders? Google is happy to help.

Amazon Loses E-Book Deal

in News on August 25, 2010 at 8:09 am PT

A month after jolting the book industry with a deal to give Amazon.com Inc. exclusive digital access to some of the country’s best-known literary works, literary agent Andrew Wylie is largely abandoning the agreement. The Amazon deal was struck after Mr. Wylie failed to agree to terms with publishers for electronic rights to his authors’ existing titles. It was a notable step in the battle between Amazon and its two main rivals in e-books, Apple Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc.

Amazon: What iPad?

in Media on April 4, 2010 at 7:16 pm PT

Sure, some Apple zealots camped overnight to get an iPad this weekend. But Amazon wants to remind the rest of us that it has a popular gadget too.

On-Demand Book Publishing and the Slush Pile's Revenge

in News on September 30, 2009 at 2:52 pm PT

Jason Epstein, the book publishing legend, had a warning on Tuesday for the rest of his industry. You’re toast.

How to Make Money With Web Video: Books and DVDs

in Media on September 17, 2009 at 6:28 am PT

Eric Spiegelman has a Web video hit on his hands. “Old Jews Telling Jokes,” a series of short clips featuring exactly what the name suggests, is popular, viral, and cheap to make. But he still can’t cover his costs with Internet advertising. Enter the ancillary products, like a new book deal.
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Kindle Averts Battle Over Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol"

in News on August 13, 2009 at 3:30 pm PT

Many publishers were eager to see if Random House would challenge Amazon’s strategy of pricing the book industry’s most successful titles at $9.99 for the Kindle e-reader by withholding the e-book edition of Dan Brown’s upcoming novel, “The Lost Symbol.”