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08/04/

CEO of Penguin Random House Points Out Misconceptions about the Publishing Industry

Source: Jane Friedman, The Hot Sheet, Provided by BoSacks, July 13,

Markus Dohle, who has more than 30 years of experience in the industry, says people are often pessimistic about the future of books—and he knows why.

Why do people, both inside and outside the book publishing industry, think books are going under?

That’s the question that’s been on the mind of Markus Dohle, the CEO of Penguin Random House.

He’s been in the business for decades, and one thing that’s remained constant is that people think the business is dying. Yet, he says, all key performance indicators indicate the opposite is true.

In a conversation hosted in June by the Authors Guild, with executive director Mary Rasenberger, Dohle offered a live audience of 1, his business case for why it’s the best time ever in publishing while addressing difficul