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  • August 2008
    • US Publisher Yanks Novel on Mohammed

      US Publisher Yanks Novel on Mohammed

      (Newser) - Random House has pulled a book about the life of Mohammed due to be published this week, Reuters reports. The company feared that The Jewel of  Medina, a historical novel and love story about Mohammed and Aisha—a child bride who was engaged to the prophet when she was 6—might rile Islamic radicals and endanger the lives of employees. More »

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      Islam   Islamic extremists   author   novel   Random House   Mohammed

  • May 2008
    • Random House Closes the Book on CEO

      Random House Closes the Book on CEO

      (Newser) - Random House chief executive Peter Olson is expected to step down within weeks amid slumping profits and pressure from the company's German owners, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bertelsmann's new boss is dissatisfied with Random House's recent performance and insiders say doubts arose over Olson's strategies and his ability to turn the publishing company around, especially after some recent bouts of illness. He has run the company since Bertelsmann took over ten years ago. More »

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      book   publishing   publisher   Random House   Bertelsmann AG

  • March 2008
    • Hotel Tell-All Book Muzzled Before Release

      Hotel Tell-All Book Muzzled Before Release

      (Newser) - A book by ex-concierges at Chicago’s Four Seasons Hotel has been dumped just before the celebrity tell-all was go on sale, the Chicago Tribune reports. The hotel complained that confidentiality agreements made the tales of "celebrity bad behavior" in Great Reservations off-limits. Despite a publicity blitz ahead of the April 22 release, publisher Random House appears to have caved. More »

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      Chicago   book   Madonna   gossip   stars   Demi Moore   Random House   concierge   John Cusack   Four Seasons

    • Audio Books Lose Copy Protection

      Audio Books Lose Copy Protection

      (Newser) - Some major book publishers are planning to remove anticopying protections from digital audio books, allowing customers who download them to transfer the files between their computers and portable players. The world’s biggest publisher, Random House, will offer all its audio books as unrestricted MP3s this month, reports the New York Times , and Penguin Group seems ready to do the same. More »

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      iPod   copyright   online retailers   iTunes Store   digital downloads   DRM   portable media players   MP3s   DRM free music   Random House   Penguin Group   Simon & Schuster

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