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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:49 PM Jul 2013

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Random House and Penguin: Two Become One

http://flavorwire.com/newswire/random-house-and-penguin-two-become-one

Today is the day when two of the biggest publishing houses join forces to try and stave off Amazon a little longer, as Random House and Penguin form like Voltron to become the biggest publisher of consumer books.

And much to the dismay of some, they did not combine names or logos into one clever entity.

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Random House and Penguin: Two Become One (Original Post) Recursion Jul 2013 OP

Random penguins, in the house. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #1

I love the penguin logo, may it continue quinnox Jul 2013 #2

So its a housebroken penguin now? DJ13 Jul 2013 #3

Have Penguin books from the '30's from my Mom elfin Jul 2013 #4

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

1. Random penguins, in the house.

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Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:53 PM

Jul 2013

quinnox

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2. I love the penguin logo, may it continue

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Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:56 PM

Jul 2013

Random House logo is Ok, but not like the Penguin.

DJ13

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3. So its a housebroken penguin now?

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Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:59 PM

Jul 2013

elfin

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4. Have Penguin books from the '30's from my Mom

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Mon Jul 1, 2013, 06:01 PM

Jul 2013

When she was in college on a limited budget. Mostly low budget " classics" .

Honored places in my library of well used books.

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