Justice Department sues to stop Penguin Random House's purchase of Simon & Schuster
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The Justice Department is suing to block Penguin Random House's proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster, arguing that the combination of the two book business giants "would likely harm competition in the publishing industry."
Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster are two members of the "Big Five," the industry's term for the five biggest publishers in the United States.
In a court filing on Tuesday, DOJ lawyers said the companies should not be allowed to combine because it "would give Penguin Random House outsized influence over who and what is published, and how much authors are paid for their work."
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