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  • July 2008

    • LA Times Publisher Exits

      Reuters  |  Jul 15, 08 2:08 AM CDT

      LA Times Publisher Exits

      (Newser) - A bad day for the Tribune Company got even worse yesterday with the resignation of Los Angeles Times publisher David Hiller, Reuters reports. Hiller is leaving after less than 2 years with the paper as Tribune owner Sam Zell prepares to cut jobs again and reduce pages at his papers. The editor of the Chicago Tribune, another of Zell's media properties , quit earlier yesterday. More »

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      newspaper  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Los Angeles Times  • publisher  • David Hiller

  • May 2008

    • Random House Closes the Book on CEO

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 6, 08 2:57 AM CDT

      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

  • April 2008

    • How to Write 200,000 Books Without Breaking a Sweat

      New York Times  |  Apr 14, 08 11:34 AM CDT

      How to Write 200,000 Books Without Breaking a Sweat

      (Newser) - Philip Parker calls himself “the most published author in the history of the planet,” but he doesn’t actually write any books; his computers do. Parker has created a series of algorithms that allow computers to cull publicly available information from the web and compile it into books on obscure topics, the New York Times reports. Need The 2007-2012 Outlook for Tufted Washable Scatter Rugs ? Parker has you covered. More »

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      book  • artificial intelligence  • publisher  • on-demand publishing

  • March 2008

    • Amazon Squeezes Publishers

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 28, 08 12:42 PM CDT

      Amazon Squeezes Publishers

      (Newser) - Publishers who print books on demand will have to use Amazon’s printing service if they want to sell their books on the leading online bookseller's site. Amazon's new policy means print-on-demand publishers will have little choice but to accept Amazon’s prices if they want to sell via the site. It also threatens to steal business from competing on-demand printers, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      book  • Amazon.com  • publishing  • online retailers  • publisher  • on-demand publishing

  • October 2007

    • German Publishers Launch Google Books Rival

      Ars Technica  |  Oct 14, 07 11:26 PM CDT

      German Publishers Launch Google Books Rival

      (Newser) - German publishers irked by Google Book Search's indexing of their books without paying a fee have launched a competing version of the same service. So far, reports Ars Technica, about 300 publishers have made about 8,000 German books available to searchers on Libreka.de, with up to 50,000 more to be added. Users can view titles and cover images of books containing searched-for phrases. More »

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      Google  • Germany  • copyright  • copyright law  • publisher  • German  • Google Book Search

  • August 2007

    • NY Publisher to Issue OJ Book

      Reuters  |  Aug 13, 07 4:35 PM CDT

      NY Publisher to Issue OJ Book

      (Newser) - OJ Simpson’s book hypothetically describing the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and Ron Goldman will finally be published, Reuters reports. The Goldman family will “leave Simpson’s manuscript entirely intact, but they will also add key commentary,” a spokesman for their literary agent said. Under a court agreement reached last month, the Goldmans own all rights to the book. More »

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      book  • OJ Simpson  • HarperCollins  • If I Did It  • publisher  • Ronald Goldman  • Nicole Brown Simpson

  • July 2007

    • Missing Pages, Printing Errors Hex Potter Fans

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Jul 24, 07 3:26 PM CDT

      Missing Pages, Printing Errors Hex Potter Fans

      (Newser) - The seventh Harry Potter book sold 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours in print, but at least 200 fans of the teenage wizard have had less than magical experiences with the saga's finale. An irate group of readers on message boards at Amazon.com and eBay are already reporting printing errors and missing pages in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. More »

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      book  • eBay  • Amazon.com  • Harry Potter  • JK Rowling  • publisher  • wizard

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