Is Simon & Schuster up for sale? A New York Post report by Erica Copulsky and Tim Arango says some recent maneuvers by parent company Viacom make it seem possible, or even likely. They report: “Industry observers say it would make sense for Viacom to sell Simon & Schuster. But there is a short list of buyers — namely Bertelsmann AG’s Random House, Pearson PLC’s Penguin and News Corp.’s HarperCollins.”