Contributions from Union Square & Co., acquired in November, helped first quarter sales at Hachette Book Group rise 8.9% over a year ago. Parent company Lagardère reported that total publishing revenue was €623 million, up 8%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
In 2024, Union Square & Co. introduced its Everyone Can Be a Reader series, a line of books specially designed for struggling readers and using dyslexia-friendly tools including different paper tones and a proprietary font. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Book Group has laid off an unspecified number of employees who joined the company at the end of last year following HBG’s purchase of Union Square & Co. from Barnes & Noble. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble acquired Sterling in 2003, and it was rebranded as Union Square & Co. in January 2022 at the direction of B&N CEO James Daunt. Emily Meehan will continue to head Union Square, which will become part of HBG's Grand Central Publishing Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union organized a rally outside the Barnes & Noble flagship store in New York City’s Union Square on November 14 in an effort to push the company into resolving disagreement on wages and reaching a contract with workers by the end of the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
The story of the sale of a bookstore heiress’s penthouse seems to have ended on a bittersweet note.Stephanie Riggio Bulger, whose father, Len Riggio, is the former chairman of the Barnes & Noble retail chain, has finally found a taker for her four-bedroom duplex condo in Chelsea after two... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-08-22 15:41:31 UTC ]
William Morrow lands Hugo and Nebula award winner Nnedi Okorafor, drag queen Kim Chi sells a cookbook to Union Square, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
Workers at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square, one of the retail chain’s signature stores, have voted to unionize Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-06-08 00:38:28 UTC ]
The executive editor at Union Square & Co. looks to nurture the work of both debut and seasoned authors. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
The bookstore chain has announced the first-ever BookTok Festival will be held at its flagship store in New York City's Union Square on February 4. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Since launching in January of this year, Union Square & Co. has established itself as a publisher of broad-ranging, unique, and enriching titles across multiple categories and genres. Whether it’s publishing fresh and authentic voices in fantasy, cookbooks, or anything in between, Union... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
As part of Keywee's efforts to bring together the New York publishing community, we are teaming up with The New York Times and Digiday to discuss how The Times approaches topics like audience development, reader engagement, and content distribution, as well as trends in digital publishing. We... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Forget your Foyles of London or that Barnes & Noble on New York's Union Square, the top shop sits on Lygon Street, Melbourne. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has begun a test of the Espresso Book Machine system at three of its outlets, including its New York City store at Union Square. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]