Vivendi plans to separate into four companies, including an as-yet-unnamed publishing company that would include its nearly 57.3% majority stake in Lagardère, the parent company of Hachette Livre. The company would be listed on the stock market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Molly Stern, the former publisher of Crown, is starting Zando, an independent publishing company with an unusual marketing strategy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-10-22 09:00:18 UTC ]
A woman who founded the publishing firm which initially released Fifty Shades of Grey has been ordered by a US judge to set aside $10.7m (£6.9m) for her former partner after being found guilty of defrauding her out of royalties for the book. Australian Amanda Hayward and Jennifer Pedroza were... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
News Corp.'s soon-to-be publishing company will begin life with no debt and about $2.6 billion in cash -- illustrating the parent company's attempt to provide the new entity with solid financials and money for acquisitions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]