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- August 2007 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Grand Central Publishing
By: Anita Elberse
In April 2007, Grand Central's publisher Jamie Raab and editor Karen Kosztolnyik were involved in a frantic bidding war for a proposed book on the life of cat Dewey, billed as the feline answer to the best-selling "Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst... View Details
Elberse, Anita. "Grand Central Publishing." Harvard Business School Case 508-036, August 2007. (Revised November 2010.)
- November 1996 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Harvard Business School Publishing
By: David A. Garvin and Artemis March
Linda Doyle, president and CEO of Harvard Business School Publishing Corp., has succeeded in turning around the organization after several difficult years. She has launched several strategic and organizational initiatives, and has instilled a new philosophy and vision.... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges
Garvin, David A., and Artemis March. "Harvard Business School Publishing." Harvard Business School Case 397-028, November 1996. (Revised June 1997.)
- June 2008 (Revised November 2010)
- Teaching Note
Grand Central Publishing
By: Anita Elberse
Teaching Note for [508036]. View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industry
- April 1984
- Case
Wayland Publishing Co.
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Keywords: Publishing Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Wayland Publishing Co." Harvard Business School Case 184-167, April 1984.
- October 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Background Note
Book Publishing in 2010
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
Legacy book publishers wrangled with ebook retailers over royalty rates, release strategy, and distribution rights as customer demand for cheaper ebooks eroded publishers' profitable print formats. E-readers like Kindle, as well as Apple's iPad that invigorated the... View Details
Keywords: Price; Information Publishing; Books; Disruptive Innovation; Demand and Consumers; Distribution; Strategy; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Publishing Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Nancy Bartlett. "Book Publishing in 2010." Harvard Business School Background Note 711-419, October 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- January 2002 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Publishing Group of America (A)
By: Jay O. Light, Michael J. Roberts and Taslim Pirmohamed
A small start-up in the publishing business compares three possible alternatives for its new round of equity financing. View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Equity; Financing and Loans; Information Publishing; United States
Light, Jay O., Michael J. Roberts, and Taslim Pirmohamed. "Publishing Group of America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 202-036, January 2002. (Revised July 2007.)
- September 1976 (Revised May 1980)
- Case
Independent Publishing Co.
Thomas, Dan R. E., and William R. Boulton. "Independent Publishing Co." Harvard Business School Case 377-062, September 1976. (Revised May 1980.)
- February 2013 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
The LEGO Group: Publish or Protect?
By: Willy C. Shih and Sen Chai
Senior managers at the LEGO Group are faced with a quandary: Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and... View Details
Keywords: Plastics; Injection Molding; Toys; LEGO; LEGO Group; Tools; Additive Manufacturing; 3D Manufacturing; Toolmaking; Patenting; Spillovers; Knowledge Spillovers; Change; Trends; Engineering; Machinery and Machining; Intellectual Property; Patents; Operations; Production; Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology Adoption; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry; Europe; Denmark
Shih, Willy C., and Sen Chai. "The LEGO Group: Publish or Protect?" Harvard Business School Case 613-079, February 2013. (Revised March 2015.)
- September 1994 (Revised February 1995)
- Case
Miami Herald Publishing Company, The
Gentile, Mary C., Jeffrey F. Rayport, and Sarah Gant. "Miami Herald Publishing Company, The." Harvard Business School Case 395-022, September 1994. (Revised February 1995.)
- March 2008 (Revised August 2017)
- Exercise
The Book Deal: Confidential Instructions for the PUBLISHER
By: Deepak Malhotra and Max H. Bazerman
A two-party negotiation between an Agent representing a new author and an Editor at a large Publishing Firm. The exercise involves a one-issue, zero-sum negotiation concerning the advance on royalties that the publisher will pay to the author. View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Types; Publishing Industry
Malhotra, Deepak, and Max H. Bazerman. "The Book Deal: Confidential Instructions for the PUBLISHER." Harvard Business School Exercise 908-050, March 2008. (Revised August 2017.)
- January 1985 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Software Publishing Corp. (A1)
Butters, J. Keith. "Software Publishing Corp. (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 285-108, January 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
- October 1984 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Software Publishing Corp. (A)
Butters, J. Keith. "Software Publishing Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-034, October 1984. (Revised August 1985.)
- June 2013 (Revised February 2016)
- Teaching Note
The LEGO Group: Publish or Protect?
By: Willy Shih
Senior managers at the LEGO Group are faced with a quandary: Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and... View Details
- January 2002 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Publishing Group of America (B)
By: Jay O. Light, Michael J. Roberts and Taslim Pirmohamed
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Light, Jay O., Michael J. Roberts, and Taslim Pirmohamed. "Publishing Group of America (B)." Harvard Business School Case 202-080, January 2002. (Revised January 2003.)
- August 1995
- Teaching Note
Miami Herald Publishing Company, The TN
By: Mary C. Gentile and James I. Cash Jr.
- July 1997 (Revised August 1997)
- Teaching Note
Harvard Business School Publishing TN
By: David A. Garvin and Artemis March
Teaching Note for (9-397-028). View Details
- Article
Mergers and Competition in Book Publishing
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Mergers and Competition in Book Publishing." Antitrust Bulletin 25, no. 2 (Summer 1980).
- January 1986 (Revised April 1986)
- Case
Software Publishing Corp. (B): Developments at Software Publishing Corp. from August 1983 Through December 1985
Butters, J. Keith. "Software Publishing Corp. (B): Developments at Software Publishing Corp. from August 1983 Through December 1985." Harvard Business School Case 286-057, January 1986. (Revised April 1986.)
- September 1988 (Revised March 1989)
- Background Note
Note on the Book Publishing Industry in 1984
Keywords: Publishing Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Note on the Book Publishing Industry in 1984." Harvard Business School Background Note 489-026, September 1988. (Revised March 1989.)
- 05 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing
Two days ago, the first buyers of Apple's iPad began putting it through its paces, playing games, navigating the Internet, and downloading electronic books. That groan you heard was from dozens of book publishers across the United States,... View Details