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**RollWithEm** · 10-30-2012, 06:51 AM

Random House and Penguin Are Negotiating a Merger

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In an effort to stave off the challenge from online retailers in a rapidly changing market, two of the world’s largest book publishers, Random House and Penguin, are engaged in talks to combine their businesses.

If this lowers their prices, I'm all for it.

**R-Star** · 10-30-2012, 06:59 AM

Two pretty big companies.

I know I've switched to mainly audio books, which is sad for many reasons, but with frequent 6 hour drives its just convenient.

**E.H. Munro** · 10-30-2012, 09:34 AM

I can see why Penguin would want the merger, the eBook era has to be killing them. (Penguin Classics used to be their big gravy train, but in the digital age who needs the Penguin versions of public domain books?)

**Porn Player** · 10-30-2012, 09:35 AM

I still buy from Penguin, they keep coming up with cool ideas that get me to invest in hard copies.

I think I just prefer something tangible to flick through.

**E.H. Munro** · 10-30-2012, 09:41 AM

In the last month I've downloaded more than 200 books that I never had access to before because in the days of dead trees they didn't sell enough to warrant Penguin Classics treatment. And once you get used to reading on your iPad/lesser tablet there's no going back. I used to be a huge Penguin customer because my tastes run to 19th century literature, but no more. And I don't think I'm unique in this.

**Porn Player** · 10-30-2012, 09:45 AM

I accept that one day I will mock the child that has sat here and typed these words, until that day comes, I'm sticking to my guns.

**R-Star** · 10-30-2012, 09:49 AM

I like having a physical copy as well, but in reality we really do need to start cutting out shit like that environmentally.

**Vuchato** · 10-30-2012, 09:50 AM

this is a really weird thread title when you don't know book publishers off hand.

**R-Star** · 10-30-2012, 09:54 AM

Just some penguin stuff going on in a random house, bro.

**Krstic All-Star** · 11-02-2012, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by E.H. Munro

I can see why Penguin would want the merger, the eBook era has to be killing them. (Penguin Classics used to be their big gravy train, but in the digital age who needs the Penguin versions of public domain books?)

Well, they've been handling ebooks extremely poorly. They made it impossible, for example, to actually download Penguin ebooks from a library (which the library purchased, and which used to be readily downloadable for a 2 week period) onto one's iPad. It claims you need a cable connection, but then informs you that you don't have a device that is capable of supporting a download that way... I called and left them a pointed message, but of course they have no answer.

e-monk · 11-11-2012, 10:53 AM

though profitable because of low back end costs classics are a small part of Penguin's business - they're a massive house with many imprints

in any event this has as much to do with leverage in negotiations with amazon as anything including theadvent of digital reading

10-30-2012, 06:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
R-Star BBB.net Archivist Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The village of Clive, bro Age: 30 Posts: 37,845 Rep Power: 21474884	Re: Random House and Penguin merge Two pretty big companies. I know I've switched to mainly audio books, which is sad for many reasons, but with frequent 6 hour drives its just convenient. __________________

10-30-2012, 09:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
E.H. Munro Baddest Honky Mofo Alive Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 24,272 Rep Power: 21474869	Re: Random House and Penguin merge I can see why Penguin would want the merger, the eBook era has to be killing them. (Penguin Classics used to be their big gravy train, but in the digital age who needs the Penguin versions of public domain books?) __________________ If everyone loves you you're doing it wrong. "Opium is the religion of the masses." Fred Reed The Power of 99 Press "He thinks it's going to be fun being governor. It's only fun being governor of New York if you have money to spend, and I spent it all." Nelson Rockefeller on his successor, Hugh Carey.

10-30-2012, 09:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Porn Player Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Jolly Ingerland.. Age: 25 Posts: 26,028 Rep Power: 21474873	Re: Random House and Penguin merge I still buy from Penguin, they keep coming up with cool ideas that get me to invest in hard copies. I think I just prefer something tangible to flick through. __________________

10-30-2012, 09:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
E.H. Munro Baddest Honky Mofo Alive Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 24,272 Rep Power: 21474869	Re: Random House and Penguin merge In the last month I've downloaded more than 200 books that I never had access to before because in the days of dead trees they didn't sell enough to warrant Penguin Classics treatment. And once you get used to reading on your iPad/lesser tablet there's no going back. I used to be a huge Penguin customer because my tastes run to 19th century literature, but no more. And I don't think I'm unique in this. __________________ If everyone loves you you're doing it wrong. "Opium is the religion of the masses." Fred Reed The Power of 99 Press "He thinks it's going to be fun being governor. It's only fun being governor of New York if you have money to spend, and I spent it all." Nelson Rockefeller on his successor, Hugh Carey.

10-30-2012, 09:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
Porn Player Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Jolly Ingerland.. Age: 25 Posts: 26,028 Rep Power: 21474873	Re: Random House and Penguin merge I accept that one day I will mock the child that has sat here and typed these words, until that day comes, I'm sticking to my guns. __________________

10-30-2012, 09:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
R-Star BBB.net Archivist Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The village of Clive, bro Age: 30 Posts: 37,845 Rep Power: 21474884	Re: Random House and Penguin merge I like having a physical copy as well, but in reality we really do need to start cutting out shit like that environmentally. __________________

10-30-2012, 09:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
Vuchato Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: MA Posts: 6,054 Rep Power: 6652520	Re: Random House and Penguin merge this is a really weird thread title when you don't know book publishers off hand. __________________ KVBL Las Vegas Timberwolves Kenny Fugere/CJ Sampson/Walter Pelfrey Hollis Davies/Vytautas Jokubaitas Tayerone Blackman/Charlie Fineman/Willy Grant/Scott Diamond Mac Moore/Kobe Danielson/Kong Randolph Rafa Salvadores/Sam Sagan/Mick Scragg

10-30-2012, 09:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
R-Star BBB.net Archivist Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The village of Clive, bro Age: 30 Posts: 37,845 Rep Power: 21474884	Re: Random House and Penguin merge Just some penguin stuff going on in a random house, bro. __________________

11-11-2012, 10:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
e-monk All-Star Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,672 Rep Power: 3274359	Re: Random House and Penguin merge though profitable because of low back end costs classics are a small part of Penguin's business - they're a massive house with many imprints in any event this has as much to do with leverage in negotiations with amazon as anything including theadvent of digital reading

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