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In a SPIEGEL interview, Random House CEO Markus Dohle, 42, discusses the world's biggest publisher's plans for the e-book age, his company's negotiations with Apple and why the printed book will continue to dominate publishing for a long time to come.
Random House is facing competition from Amazon, which now acts as a publisher itself. In a SPIEGEL interview, Dohle played down the threat from Amazon. "We are convinced that the joint marketing of print and digital rights will be the most successful approach for our authors in the future," Dohle said. "And publishing houses are the ones that are best equipped to make sure this happens."
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Random House is not yet part of Apple's online iBookstore. "In Apple's iBookstore, it's up to the publishers to set prices for the reader," Dohle says. "We have to examine this very closely to determine whether we are willing to make this drastic change to our business model."
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