earendil November 21, 2022 9:17pm #finance #publishing (https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/penguin-random-house-scraps-22-bln-deal-merge-with-simon-schuster-2022-11-21/) Penguin Random House scraps $2.2 bln deal to merge with Simon & Schuster Penguin Random House, the world's largest publisher, and rival Simon & Schuster have scrapped a $2.2 billion deal to merge, Penguin owner Bertelsmann said in a statement.