Book Fairs Will See An Increase In Censorship Attempts This Year: Book Censorship News, September 15, 2023

A right-wing book publisher has a solution to Scholastic Book Fairs: their own. That, plus this week's book censorship news. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2023-09-15 10:40:00 UTC ]

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Rizzoli International to Acquire Chelsea Green Publishing

The New York City–based subsidiary of Italian publisher the Mondadori Group has agreed to acquire the White River Junction, Vt.–based independent book publisher of titles on politics and sustainability. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Posts Mixed Third Quarter Results

A solid performance by Scholastic's trade group and international division offset revenue declines in book clubs and book fairs, leaving total sales at the company basically flat in the quarter ended February 29, 2024, with the comparable period a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic in $186 Million Deal with 9 Story

Scholastic has acquired 100% of the economic interest in 9 Story Media Group, a Toronto-based creator, producer, and distributor of children’s content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PRH Led in Children’s Picture Book Bestsellers in 2023, While Scholastic Took Top Spot in Fiction

Penguin Random House strengthened its grip on the picture book lists and made gains on the frontlist fiction lists, which Scholastic still rules. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Illustrated Edition of THE HUNGER GAMES Coming Later This Year

Scholastic has announced that an illustrated edition of THE HUNGER GAMES is coming out later this year. Here are the details. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-01-18 16:47:28 UTC ]
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Recovering the ‘Aryan worldview’: the West Australian book publisher under scrutiny over far right texts

Imperium Press, whose blog fosters a worldview it calls ‘folkishness’, has become an intellectual resource for the far right, but its works are widely available through mainstream sourcesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAt least one Australian-based online... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-01-14 14:00:30 UTC ]
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Scholastic Names Haji Glover CFO; Ken Cleary Moves to International

Haji Glover returns as CFO to Scholastic, following a short stint with Amazon. Ken Cleary takes up Scholastic's international lead. The post Scholastic Names Haji Glover CFO; Ken Cleary Moves to International appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-08 19:00:03 UTC ]
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Publishers Weekly’s 2024 Book Business Events Calendar

Our new Google calendar, to be updated throughout the year and to which readers can subscribe, keeps track of the dates of select trade shows, book fairs, and awards and prizes in 2024. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Top 10 Book Business News Stories of 2023

The book business in 2023 in a nutshell: Amazon got hit with a federal antitrust lawsuit, Scholastic got mired in a censorship controversy, Simon & Schuster finally found a buyer, AI fever gripped the book business, and publishers stepped up to book bans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Lennar, Scholastic fall; Costco, Steel Dynamics rise, 12/15/2023

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Lennar, Scholastic fall; Costco, Steel Dynamics Continue reading at ABC News

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Trouble with Book Fairs Prompts Scholastic to Lower Financial Forecast for Fiscal 2024

CEO Peter Warwick attributed lower than expected second quarter results to a “complex” school environment characterized by “growing polarization in U.S. society and politicized schools and school boards.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Opening in the States: Italy’s 21lettere Expands With 26Letters

Independent book publisher Alberto Bisi brings his meticulous '21lettere' approach to the States, opening his new 26Letters. The post Opening in the States: Italy’s 21lettere Expands With 26Letters appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-12-05 23:40:01 UTC ]
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After Outcry, Scholastic Lays the Groundwork for Its Spring Book Fairs

Books once included in Scholastic's optional Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice collection, along with additional books with inclusive content, will become part of regular book fair shipments next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Union Reaches Tentative New Contract Agreement

Unionized magazine employees at Scholastic have reached a tentative agreement with management, establishing a $65,000 salary floor, general wage increases, ratification bonuses, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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N.Y. woman clears $108M of other people's medical debt — after dying of cancer

New York book publisher Casey McIntyre's health insurance allowed her to receive cancer care without saddling her family in medical debt. But as she navigated the health-care system, she met other patients who weren't so fortunate. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-11-29 22:49:53 UTC ]
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What Is SkyTree Book Fairs? A “New” Scholastic Competitor

What is SkyTree Book Fairs? The new book fair attempting to take the place of Scholastic in schools–but it's not what you think. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-11-27 17:16:53 UTC ]
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Rasmussen and Seaton Moving On from CALIBA

After co-directing CALIBA since 2021, Kristin Rasmussen is leaving to become a Scholastic district sales rep, while Ann Seaton will stay on a for a period to facilitate the association's leadership change. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: November 17, 2023

ALA names an interim executive director; New York City libraries curb services after a mid-year budget cut; Moms for Liberty goes after Scholastic Book Fairs; and the Pew Research Center finds people are increasingly turning to such social media sites as TikTok for news. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: November 10, 2023

Among the week's headlines: a good election night for libraries meant a bad one for book banners; a national teachers group met with Scholastic leaders over the company's abandoned program to segregate diverse books; and librarians fired for defending the freedom to read headed to the U.S. Equal... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury’s fantasy list helps it to record £17.7m first-half profits

Publisher to double dividend after demand grows for books by Sarah J Maas and Samantha ShannonBusiness live – latest updatesThe book publisher Bloomsbury has hit record profits in the first half of the year thanks in part to a boom in fantasy fiction driven by the American author Sarah J Maas,... Continue reading at The Guardian

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