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Random House is the only major publisher whose titles cannot be bought directly from Apple's iBooks application, having resisted the new pricing model that Apple offered publishers for the iPad." />

The Random House youtube site. I found this after reading a discussion post on the Book and Journal discussion board.

From Politico: "Curated by POLITICO's editors, the Bookshelf will be operated by Random House, Inc., and will include title selections and recommendations from a wide range of publishers that align with POLITICO's news content in the areas of current events, politics, history, and biography. The Bookshelf allows consumers to browse and search for titles and then purchase both physical and digital copies directly through a range of retailers."

Bookish is a new online service for discovering and purchasing books. It's a joint venture of three of the largest trade publishers: Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Penguin. (Penguin will shortly be merging with Random House.)

Pressure to go digital cited as one the motives for the merger.

Interesting developments ahead.

A former Senior VP and Executive Editor of Random House looks back on the industry to provide a measure of change and suggests some overlooked opportunities.