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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. “When you see a merger between two giants in a declining industry, it can look like the financial version of a couple having a baby to save a marriage.” — In the wake of the announced Penguin-Random House merger, The New York Times writes about the death of the publishing industry. Again.… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. It’s official: Penguin and Random House, two of the biggest book publishers in the industry, have confirmed that they’re planning to merge in response to “the challenges arising from the growth of e-books and the rise of Internet retailers like Amazon.” If approved by courts, the deal would give the combined companies a whopping… Read More

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Collect ‘Em All: 6 Paperback Series Worth Fetishizing

By Toby Warner on

We’ve been taught it’s wrong to judge a book by its cover. But surely we can all agree that it’s OK to covet a book for its cover? Or, better yet, to drool over a series of colorful spines? The recent release of Penguin’s Clothbound Classics series reminded everyone od the pleasures of a whole row of shelf-candy, but what if your tastes run to smart paperback design (and cheaper prices)? After the jump you’ll find a gallery of our favorite paperback series that look as good on the shelf as they are worth reading.… Read More