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...Glottologist Shimkin loves his ledgers at least as much as his books, says that he aims to combine "the creative art of publishing with the science of commerce." Last week he completed a deal that, by combining his assets, makes him stronger than ever. Without spending a penny of his own, he arranged to buy out 69-year-old M. Lincoln Schuster, his partner in Simon & Schuster, and merged that company into Pocket Books, Inc. To do this, Shimkin first had S. & S. take $2,000,000 from its operating funds, pay it to Schuster for his half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Publishing: The Glottologist's New Edition | 7/8/1966 | See Source »

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