Upon review of the extensive record and careful consideration of the parties’ arguments’, the government successfully showed that the effect of the proposed merger, ‘may be to substantially to lessen competition’ in the market for the U.S. publishing rights to anticipated top-selling books.
Supply chain issues have troubled book publishers since the pandemic began over two and a half years ago. As 2022 nears its end, the logistics gremlins are dramatically showing up in the bottom line.
For the book world and for readers, proprietary editions of a freely available public report will likely prove quite successful, says Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly senior writer.
Through the first eight months of 2022, ALA has recorded 681 attempts to ban or restrict library resources in schools, universities, and public libraries.
