Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger would kill competition, DOJ says in closing arguments

Published August 19, 2022 8:39pm ET




The proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster would crush competition among the publishing industry, the Justice Department argued on the final day of an antitrust trial intending to block the merger that saw testimony from famed author Stephen King.

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