Publishers Weekly – July 29, 2019

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The Week in Publishing


Quad and LSC Communications called off
their planned merger after the Department
of Justice filed
suit last month
to block the
deal.

Macmillan’s new
e-book library lending
policy
permits
each
library to
buy one copy of a new
title upon publication
but places an eight-
week embargo on
additional purchases.
Librarians are furious
over the terms.

Dean Koontz signed
a five-book deal with
Amazon Publishing’s
Thomas & Mercer
imprint. The agree-
ment also includes
a collection of six
short thrillers for the
Amazon Original
Stories program.

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Operating income fell 55% at
Scholastic in fiscal 2019 com-
pared to fiscal 2018, due to a
range of factors. Sales rose 2%.

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Onjali Q. Raúf’s
debut middle-grade
novel about a refugee,
The Boy at the Back of
the Class, will soon
be published by
Delacorte in the U.S.,
after receiving
groundswell support
and accolades in
England.
Free download pdf