John Turner Sargent

Sargent has also served as VP, Finance and Administration for Checkerboard Press, an imprint of Macmillan Co.; president of the Children's Book Division of Simon & Schuster; and CEO of Dorling Kindersley, Inc.[2] Beginning at Holtzbrinck in 1996 as CEO of St. Martin's Press,[3] he later oversaw the US operations of the publishing group,[2] including all the US trade companies, the Macmillan Higher Education group, St. Martin's Scholarly and Reference, Hanley & Belfus Medical Publishers, and Scientific American.

"[12] In 2017, PEN America, a literary nonprofit dedicated to human rights and freedom of expression, honored Sargent at their annual literary gala for his commitment to the protection of publishers, authors, and intellectual property rights throughout his lifelong career in publishing.

Sargent is a longtime member of the board of directors of Graham Windham, a non-profit group providing aid to children and families in New York City since 1806.

Macmillan Publishers' decision to effectively put a two-month embargo on electronic copies of its new books at libraries, starting November 1.

ALA has spoken against the move ever since, calling it "unacceptable," but the push to get the public interested in the issue is new and was announced this week at a major industry conference, Digital Book World.

Because portable devices are light and easy to hold, e-books are easier to use for some people who have physical disabilities.

The Wall Street Journal noted that "The pricing model follows a similar distribution pattern as seen with movies, from the initial opening in theaters to DVD and video-on-demand, to pay-TV services like AT&T Inc.'s HBO or subscription services such as Netflix Inc. Sargent said publishers have long delayed the paperback editions of new titles in favor of generating more sales of higher-priced hardcovers.