Google c.e.o. title to John Murray

The Bookseller -  9.03.11 - Katie Allen

John Murray has acquired a title by the outgoing c.e.o. of Google after a seven-publisher auction.

M.d. Roland Phillips acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in a "major" deal to Empire of the Mind: The Dawn of the Techno-Political Age.
Seven UK publishers participated in the multi-day auction conducted by Claire Roberts at Trident Media Group on behalf of Mel Parker of Mel Parker Books.

The title, by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, will look at how connection technologies are influencing governments and democratic movements around the world.

Phillips said: "The proposal is as gripping, innovative and far-reaching as one would expect from two such important and visionary authors, and we expect the book to be one of those rare titles that make the reader look differently at the world—and in this case change the world."

Schmidt stands down as the c.e.o. of Google next month; he joined the internet giant in 2001 and will remain as executive chairman. Cohen is the director of Google Ideas and an adjunct fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
John Murray will publish in spring 2012.