Simon & Schuster

Apple Alone Fighting DOJ E-Book Suit After Macmillan Settlement

John Paczkowski in Media on February 8 at 7:25 am PT

And then there was Apple …

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Justice Department, Penguin Reach Settlement on E-Book Pricing

John Murrell in Media on December 18, 2012 at 4:20 pm PT

The Justice Department said today it had reached a settlement with Penguin Group (USA), one of six companies it had accused of conspiring to raise prices of e-books. The agreement, if approved by the court, would leave only two companies — Apple and Macmillan — facing the lawsuit, due to go to trial in June. Settlements were reached earlier with Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster.

Kindle Users to Get Refunds and Lower Prices on E-Books After Settlement

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 13, 2012 at 9:53 pm PT

Buy a lot of e-books? Thank your state attorney general for the credit you’ll get next year.

Feds to E-Book Settlement Critics: Haters Gonna Hate

Peter Kafka in Media on July 23, 2012 at 7:12 am PT

The Department of Justice defends its deal with three big publishers it accused of price-fixing. And it previews its coming court fight with Apple.

U.S. Warns Apple, Publishers

Thomas Catan and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg in News on March 7, 2012 at 9:07 pm PT

The Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books, according to people familiar with the matter.

Pulling Back Apple’s Magic Curtain: Fortune’s Lashinsky Talks About New Book (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on January 24, 2012 at 10:01 am PT

And you’ll be interested to see what he found.

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Steve Jobs Biography Arrives in October, a Month Early

Peter Kafka in Media on October 6, 2011 at 7:25 am PT

Steve Jobs’s death has prompted Simon & Schuster to move up the publication date for his much-anticipated biography by Walter Issacson. The CBS-owned publishing unit has moved up the release date for “Steve Jobs” from Nov. 21 to Oct. 24. Not surprisingly, preorders for the book are skyrocketing, and the title now tops bestseller lists at both Amazon and Apple’s iTunes.

Fortune’s Lashinsky Penning an “Inside Apple” Book

Kara Swisher in Media on September 3, 2011 at 1:16 pm PT

Adam Lashinsky, Fortune magazine’s high-profile Silicon Valley reporter, will be penning a book titled “Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired — and Secretive — Company Really Works.”

Thanks, Netflix! You Too, Amazon! Why CBS Loves the Digital Rerun Business.

Peter Kafka in Media on August 2, 2011 at 2:20 pm PT

Digital distributors want more content, and Les Moonves and company are happy to oblige — as long as it’s not stuff they’re still putting on TV.

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Book Publishers, AOL To Launch New Book Recommendation Site

Peter Kafka in Media on May 6, 2011 at 6:14 am PT

Three big publishers and AOL are set to launch Bookish, a “new digital platform for readers.” Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group, and CBS’ Simon & Schuster are backing the new site, which is supposed to launch this summer; AOL will promote the property and handle ad sales. A press release describes Bookish as “a place for readers to find great content about books and authors from a variety of publishers.”