In an agreement signed days before Perseus’ acquisition by Hachette, Microcosm Publishing, an alternative culture publisher and distributor, has signed a distribution deal with the Legato/Perseus distribution unit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Open Road Fires Back at HarperCollins In Copyright Case and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wolters Kluwer is a global Dutch company that provides business information, software and services. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Venture capitalist and book lover Frank Pearl started the Perseus Books Group in 1996. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) is surveying its 28 members to assess whether they... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
US-based author Charlie Lovett’s The Bookman’s Tale (Alma Books) has been crowned the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five brands that are encroaching on established publishers' turf by starting their own content sites. The post 5 brands becoming news publishers in their own right appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bonnier Group is a family-owned international media group based in Sweden with 160 companies in 16 countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harlequin is a romance and women’s fiction publisher owned by the Torstar Corporation, a media and publishing company. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the spirit of fostering book industry innovation, this year’s BookExpo America featured the first-ever BookExpo Startup Challenge, a contest in which 20 book-related startups compete for prize money and the opportunity to pitch their business model directly to venture capitalists. A digital... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Les Editions Lefebvre Sarrut is the result of a merger between Editions Francis Lefebvre and Editions Législatives in 1999, with a focus on publishing, professional education, and database integration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Saraiva is a leading publisher and bookseller in Brazil, claiming a market share in Brazil of 15% in professional and technical books and 16% in textbooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Franz Cornelsen Education Group is a German education company that creates and distributes educational materials for a market spanning from pre-school education to vocational training. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Kadokawa Group, which aims to become a "Mega Software Publisher," is moving beyond publishing to achieve sustainable growth in film, software, websites and mobile apps, and by developing business with an emphasis on Asia. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Informa is a provider of professional information with a focus on academic and professional publishing, and informational events, and has 150 offices in 40 countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Magic Tree in Oak Park, Ill. is for sale. The two owners are looking for "a booklover who has energy and innovative ideas” to buy the 30-year-old children's bookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kodansha owns the Otowa Group and is a stockholder in various broadcasters across Japan, and is believed to hold around 20% of the TBS Group's stock. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has defended Kevin Brooks' Carnegie medal after literary journalists criticised the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House’s international sales director Simon Littlewood is to leave the company... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
After a very entertaining stunt with Jimmy Fallon, GE, an early adopter of content marketing, has been putting a focus on hard news of late. GE has used sites like The Economist and Quartz for native advertising to promote itself as a supporter of ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]