David Kesselman, founding partner of Kesselman Brantly Stockinger, was featured on Air Talk on Southern California NPR Station KPCC 89.3FM discussing the decision to block the Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger and what that could mean for authors, readers, and the future of the publishing industry.
The episode dives into a federal judge’s decision to block the merger of the publishing giants, agreeing with the DOJ that this merger could “lessen competition” for “top-selling books.” This was a victory for the Biden administration’s tougher approach to proposed mergers, and a break from decades of precedent under Democratic and Republican leadership. Penguin Random House has condemned the ruling, which it called “an unfortunate setback for readers and authors.”
Kesslman was joined in the discussion by Mike Shatzkin of the Idea Logical Company.
Listen to the full episode here:
https://www.kpcc.org/show/ airtalk/2022-11-07/ previewing-election-day-2022 -plus-local- registrars-of-voters-share- last-minute- tips -and-answer -voter-faqs