Interesting. It would merge the biggest and 3rd biggest publishing companies, if not held up by antitrust regulators.
The pandemic has sent the book industry soaring in sales, so it seems an odd time to be getting out, but according to the article, Viacom has been trying to sell the 100 year old publisher for over a year, in efforts to streamline the company, which wants to concentrate its efforts on TV and streaming services.
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