Stephen King to testify for government in books merger trial

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Renowned author Stephen King is set to take the stand Tuesday at a federal antitrust trial in Washington.

would damage the careers of some of the most popular authors, it is leaning in part on the testimony of a writer who has thrived like few others: Stephen King.

announced in late 2021, joining two of the world's biggest publishers into what rival CEO Michael Pietsch of Hachette Book Group has called a “gigantically prominent" entity.“The more the publishers consolidate, the harder it is for indie publishers to survive," King tweeted last year. “Inside I was turning cartwheels," Hard Case co-founder Charles Ardai would remember thinking when King contacted him.

 

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