{"id":232804,"date":"2021-04-22T02:59:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T23:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amy-klobuchars-book-slams-monopolies-despite-publishers-antitrust-probe\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T02:59:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T23:59:49","slug":"amy-klobuchars-book-slams-monopolies-despite-publishers-antitrust-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amy-klobuchars-book-slams-monopolies-despite-publishers-antitrust-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amy Klobuchar’s book slams monopolies despite publisher’s antitrust probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Amy Klobuchar’s book slams monopolies despite publisher’s antitrust probe<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar\u2019s latest book is about challenging powerful monopolies \u2014 but she might want to include a chapter on her own publisher.<\/p>\n

The book by the chair of the Senate\u2019s antitrust subcommittee is called \u201cAntitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age,\u201d<\/a> and is out April 27 from Penguin Random House imprint Knopf.<\/p>\n

But publishing insiders are raising eyebrows.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only wrinkle is that it\u2019s being published by Penguin Random House, which is in the process of trying to buy Simon & Schuster, which would create a \u2018mega-publisher\u2019 in the words of the New York Times,\u201d says a book source.<\/p>\n

ViacomCBS said last year it will sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House for $2.2 billion.<\/p>\n

But the Authors Guild, the National Writers Union and other writers groups have urged the the Department of Justice to block the merger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a letter this year they claimed the deal would \u201cbring well more than half of key U.S. book markets under the control of a single corporation, which poses a variety of potential threats to freedom of speech and democracy in the United States.\u201d The letter was also signed by the Western Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, Horror Writers Association and Sisters in Crime.<\/p>\n

A publishing pro mused to Page Six that if the Klobuchar\u2019s book is \u201ca trust-busting manifesto against monopoly power\u201d as advertised, \u201cit\u2019ll be slightly\u00a0awkward then for the Senator as she promotes her book.\u201d<\/p>\n

A descript<\/a>ion of Klobuchar\u2019s book on her publisher\u2019s site says, \u201cAntitrust enforcement is one of the most pressing issues facing America today \u2014 and Amy Klobuchar, the widely respected senior senator from Minnesota, is leading the charge.\u201d And, \u201cKlobuchar writes of the historic and current fights against monopolies in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Knopf\u2019s corporate parent Penguin Random House also owns dozens of imprints including Plume, Viking, Dell, Crown and Dutton. The publisher has argued its Simon & Schuster acquisition would not create a market share worthy of triggering an antitrust investigation, and that Simon & Schuster editors would be free to compete with Penguin Random House editors for manuscripts, according to Publishers Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Knopf\u2019s description of Klobuchar\u2019s book also mentions it explores the Clayton Act of 1914. The letter from writers protesting the deal said: \u201cThe takeover falls clearly within the standard of illegality set by the Clayton Act and should be summarily rejected.\u201d<\/p>\n

British watchdog the Competition & Markets Authority is investigating\u00a0the deal<\/a>, and Publishers Marketplace reported <\/a>last month that the Department of Justice has allegedly extended its review of the merger to a \u201csecond request\u201d for more detailed information.<\/p>\n

The publication also reported a Penguin Random House rep as saying: \u00a0\u201cWe are continuing to cooperate with the DOJ and continue to expect a closing during 2021.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

A 2013 merger between Penguin and Random House created the world\u2019s largest publisher at the time.<\/p>\n

Knopf commented, \u201cIn her forthcoming book, Senator Klobuchar discusses anti-trust through the years, zeroing in on big tech and big pharma. She writes about publishing as well, expressing her view that the book industry has become increasingly consolidated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. Klobuchar said the book will address the merger, telling Page Six in a statement: \u201cThe book includes a discussion on the increasing consolidation in the publishing industry, including this proposed merger, and the problems consolidation presents for authors and competition.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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