Random House, Penguin May Merge

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. PW Daily News Alert Random House, Penguin May Merge Responding to persistent media reports, mostly from European outlets, that Pearson and Bertelsmann are discussing a possible merger of Penguin and Random House, Pearson issued the following statement Thursday confirming talks. “Pearson confirms that it is discussing with Bertelsmann a possible combination of Penguin and Random House. The two companies have not reached agreement and there is no certainty that the discussions will lead to a transaction. A further announcement will be made if and when appropriate.” more...  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 Publishers Weekly, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up at PublishersWeekly.com. Publishers Weekly, the 138-year-old international news magazine of the $23-billion book industry, is the leading publication serving all segments involved in the creation, production, marketing and sale of the written word in book, audio, video and electronic formats. Our mailing address is: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1608 New York, NY 10010 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | view email in browser