Scribner Drops Davies Book The NY Daily News quotes Scribner’s Suzanne Balaban as saying “we’ve dropped” UK journalist Emily Davies’ fashion memoir, HOW TO WEAR BLACK: Adventures on Fashion’s Front Line. WWD had accused the lengthy book proposal of plagiarism. Scribner bought the book in a major deal late last year. NYDN UK Merger Scene — Congratulations, Everyone Lost Now that UK publishers and authors have held up the proposed Waterstone’s-Ottakar’s merger long enough to weaken the market performance and share value of two of their most important retail partners, it looks as if the Competition Commission is coming to […]
