Gawker (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
That was fast. Four of the business writers said last week to be hunting for Wall Street crisis book deals have found publishers — the same publisher. Penguin Group swears it wasn't bumbling...
Cambridge Forecast Group Blog (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency by Barton Gellman Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Pub. Date: September 2008 ISBN-13: 9781594201868 384pp …How he derailed Bush from venturing into Israeli- Palestinian peace talks for nearly five years Synopsis Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barton Gellman’s newsbreaking investigative journalism documents how Vice President Dick [...]
The WOW Report (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Stephanie Lurie of the Penguin Group tells...
caribousmom (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Book Blogger Appreciation Week is loaded with giveaways and prizes. And all you have to do to play is visit My Friend Amy’s Blog frequently from September 15th through the 19th. Here is the “official” list of goodies: A HUGE thank you to Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group USA, Harlequin, The B&B Media Group, Shera of [...]
International News (I.N. Daily) (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Andrew Duffy The Ottawa Citizen Sunday, August 31, 2008 Dark Days By Kerry Pither Penguin Group Canada, $35 http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html? On the morning of May 29, 2006, two senior members of Canada’s security services appeared before the Senate committee on national security and defence. Jack Hooper, then deputy director of operations for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service,...
Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Los Angeles - Anthony Zuiker, the creator of CBS's successful "CSI" franchise, has signed a "seven-figure" deal with Penguin Group's Dutton imprint to write a trilogy of "digital novels" that will encompass Web-based videos and social networking, Variety reports. read more
Information Today (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
OverDrive Now Offers Penguin Group Audiobooks and eBooks to Public LibrariesPublic libraries can now lend downloaded audiobooks and ebooks by authors such as Stephen King and Nick Hornby to their patrons. OverDrive, Inc. (), a digital book distributor to public libraries, now offers Penguin Group titles in audiobook and ebook formats to its network of library partners. Hundreds of titles will be added...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
CLEVELAND, OH (MARKET WIRE) Public libraries can now lend download audiobooks and eBooks by best-selling authors such as Stephen King and Nick Hornby, as well as blockbuster titles like "The Pillars of the Earth," to their patrons. OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the leading digital book distributor to public libraries, now offers Penguin Group titles in audiobook and eBook formats to its network of...
Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
Thanks to Wiley colleague Alan Rinzler for passing along the info for this post... Penguin Group USA offers a free 64-page document called Internet Advice for Authors: Getting Started, Getting Online, and Getting Noticed. This is an excellent resource for...
unsettling economics (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
Economic models are notoriously poor at forecasting severe downturns. Here are some studies that identify the kind of behavior that suggest that a crisis might be around the corner. Broughton, Philip Delves. 2008. Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School (New York: Penguin Group). 272-3: “The job statistics for our class showed that 42% [...]
EconoSpeak (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
Economic models are notoriously poor at forecasting severe downturns. Here are some studies that identify the kind of behavior that suggest that a crisis might be around the corner. Broughton, Philip Delves. 2008. Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School (New York: Penguin Group). 272-3: "The job statistics for our class showed that 42% went into financial services, ranging from investment...
Library Journal News (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Widow Elaine's heirs and Penguin Group regain rights.
JURIST (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held Wednesday that publisher Penguin Group will retain the right to publish ten John Steinbeck novels. The heirs involved in this copyright action already receive a percentage of the sales proceeds, but initiated this action because they believed they were entitled to a greater portion. The Second Circuit recognized the provision of the Copyright...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
The Penguin Group and the heirs of John Steinbeck's widow have the right to publish 10 of the author's early works, including "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men," a federal appeals court ruled yesterday. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals...
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
"A U.S. court was wrong to award rights to some of John Steinbeck's best-known novels, including The Grapes of Wrath, to his son and granddaughter, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The appeals court said Penguin Group, a unit of Pearson Plc, can retain publishing rights to about 10 early works by the author."...
