Quillblog (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
In U.S. publishing news, a top-level exec at a major firm has resigned suddenly. No, not Peter Olson at Random House – that was last month. This week, HarperCollins president and CEO Jane Friedman stepped down. Friedman has been with the firm for more than 10 years, having come over from Knopf. While the New York [...]
Gawker (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
... ultimately, may have been at the root of Friedman's departure, just as it had been for her peer Peter Olson at Random House. Murray said Murdoch assured him News Corp. wasn't looking to sell HarperCollins, but "that he wanted to see new growth." And that is now Murray's top priority: In the interview, Mr. Murray said that his primary task will be to add revenue growth, the same challenge...
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
... emphasis on E at HarperCollins? Random House pattern repeated The change follows the firing of Peter Olson at Bertelsmann , home to Random House and other world-famous imprints. And the pattern is the same—an older CEO replaced with someone younger with more tech savvy. Let’s hope that books don’t suffer during these transitions. Educationally, at least, Murray is a long way from...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
... news comes shortly after Bertelsmann AG announced the departure of Random House Chief Executive Peter Olson.Book publishers, like many other print media owners, have been grappling with increasing financial pressure. More people are spending time online rather than with newspaper, books and similar media, and book publishers have been embracing recent electronic book reading devices,...
