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Simon & Schuster LLC (/ ˈ ʃ uː s t ər /, SHOO-stər) is an American publishing house owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts since 2023. It was founded in New York City in 1924, by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. [5]
Richard Leo Simon (March 6, 1899 – July 29, 1960) was an American book publisher. He was the co-founder, with Max Schuster , of the publishing house Simon & Schuster and father of singer-songwriter Carly Simon .
In his role as chief executive, Karp testified in a 2022 antitrust trial filed by the Department of Justice to prevent Penguin Random House from acquiring Simon & Schuster. [34] In 2022, Simon & Schuster sold 900 autographed copies of Bob Dylan’s book of essays, “The Philosophy of Modern Song.” Accompanying each $600 book was a letter of ...
The list also includes what Richard Simon called “planned publishing,” projects initiated by Simon & Schuster, such as Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” — a ...
Simon & Schuster created the Gallery Books imprint in 2009 to unite the editorial teams of Pocket Books and Simon Spotlight Entertainment (or SSE), and Gallery Books launched its first list in 2010. Louise Burke was named executive vice-president and publisher while Jennifer Bergstrom, who had been publisher of SSE, would be editor-in-chief.
Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival publisher Penguin Random House because of concerns that competition would ...
After joining Simon & Schuster in 1924, Leon rose through the ranks to become the chairman of the board and an owner of the company. Shimkin worked as a bookkeeper and business manager for the original Simon & Schuster partners-- Richard L. Simon and M.Lincoln Schuster. [4]
Schuster co-founded Simon & Schuster in 1924 and over the years served as president, editor-in-chief, and chairman of the board. [1] Schuster met Richard L. Simon in 1921 while Schuster was editing a trade magazine and Simon was a piano salesman [4] but would soon join publisher Boni & Liveright [5] as a salesman. They founded Simon & Schuster ...