The response by Macmillan's lawyer makes it clear that the publisher isn't backing down: "No court would support such an attempt to silence public servants and the press."

 

'Tom Beusse, Joe Siebert and Joe Romello left F+W as of yesterday,' says a memo to the F+W Media staff from consultant Greg Osberg, who adds that he is serving as interim CEO.

 

The Federation of European Publishers reports gains across much of Europe's book publishing market in 2016 but acknowledges that the British pound's softness renders the result fairly flat.