Barnes & Noble is to buy back the stake Pearson acquired in its Nook Media business for $27.7m in cash and stock, ahead of a split of the business in 2015, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The split follows that of B&N and Microsoft earlier this month. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble is to buy back the stake Pearson acquired in its Nook Media business for $27.7m in cash and stock, ahead of a split of the business in 2015, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The split follows that of B&N and Microsoft earlier this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble has reached an agreement with Pearson to buy out the publisher’s stake in Nook Media for $13.7 million in cash plus 602,927 shares of B&N common stock. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just 12 hours after (already denied) rumors circulated that Barnes & Noble may ditch its Nook business, the company has had to make an announcement concerning its retail division. Thanks to SEC regulations, the company has had to 'fess up that majority shareholder and "founder*" Leonard... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers often want to work closely with ebook outlets -- possibly a little too closely -- but it's rare that they involve themselves directly. Pearson is taking that uncommon step by making a 5 percent, $89.5 million investment in Nook Media, the joint venture between Barnes & Noble and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble Inc's Nook e-reader, gaining a foothold in the fast-growing ebooks market as the bookseller gets more firepower to compete against Amazon.com's Kindle and Apple Inc's iPad. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The company, which was on a steady recovery path, was biggest faller on FTSE 100 on WednesdayShares in Pearson slumped by as much as 12% after Apollo said it would not make another bid for the educational publisher after having a third offer valuing the company at £7.2bn, including debt,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-03-30 12:09:13 UTC ]
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Market value increases by nearly £1bn as Apollo considers improved cash offer after £6.4bn deal rejectedPearson’s market value jumped by as much as a fifth after a US private equity group said it was considering making an improved cash offer after the educational publisher’s rejection of a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-03-11 13:22:21 UTC ]
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The “rise of the hybrid author” was discussed at London Book Fair, with the prediction that writers will increasingly buy back rights to their own books from publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-24 22:00:58 UTC ]
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Yesterday, I attended a virtual book club where Heavy: An American Memoir was being read. When I clicked the link to join the Zoom, I saw the faces, necks, and shoulders of seven beautiful pixelated Black women from as far west as Las Vegas and as far east as Long Island. I assumed from their... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-10 09:49:30 UTC ]
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David Vigliano has bought back the assets of his eponymous literary agency from Y Entertainment Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has warned its profits will be hit, and paused its share buyback, after the Covid-19 pandemic closed testing centres and saw US state assessments postponed or waived. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-22 23:25:19 UTC ]
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An Atlantic crossing for Joseph O'Connor's 'Shadowplay' from Europa Editions, and a boomerang career move for publishing director Clare Hey in London. The post Industry Notes: Europa Buys ‘Shadowplay’ US rights; S&S UK Hires Back Clare Hey appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-09 01:30:08 UTC ]
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Little Bookmates, a Mexican startup, offers a children's book lending and home delivery—an approach inspired by the sharing economy trend. The post A Book-Sharing Startup in Mexico: ‘Publishers Love Us Because We Buy Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-19 05:30:11 UTC ]
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While educational publishers sought to build bespoke platforms to engage educators, tech giants secured the channel. Jon White wonders—is a shift about to occur? Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Cressida Cowell is backing Book Aid International calls for schools to share a story and change a life on World Book Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the steward of some of the country's most circulated and storied magazine brands, will be sold to the lifestyle-magazine publisher Meredith Corp., the companies announced Sunday. Meredith will pay $18.50 per share in the all-cash deal for a company that counts such titles as Time,... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corp. has agreed to acquire Time Inc. for $2.8 billion including debt, swallowing the once-mighty home of Fortune and Sports Illustrated after the internet age wreaked havoc on even the most prestigious magazine titles.The $18.50-a-share offer is an all-cash one, Meredith said in a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rep. Marsha Blackburn sponsored a bill Thursday that would increase restrictions on consumer data use by both internet service providers and so-called "edge providers" such as Google and Facebook.If passed, the ''Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017'' --... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The embattled publisher sees its share price slide 7.9% after going ex-dividend. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson's c.e.o. John Fallon has been forced to defend his position after admitting the company "got it wrong" last year, resulting in revisions to its 2017 forecast and dividend, and the withdrawal of its ambitious £800m profit target for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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