BuzzFeed Confirms Plans to Go Public Through SPAC Deal

The digital media company, which will merge with a publicly listed shell company in what is known as a SPAC deal, also lined up about $150 million in debt financing. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-06-25 00:38:07 UTC ]
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Amazon-HBG Deal: The Reaction

Reaction to the agreement between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group has been coming in quickly. Douglas Preston, who founded Authors United, said he was “relieved” to hear about the agreement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deal Struck, Amazon Lets Hachette Set Its Own E-Book Prices

Amazon and Hachette Book Group have resolved their dispute over ebook prices and physical book sales with a multiyear agreement in the U.S., ending a standoff that cut off availability of some of the publisher's books by the online retailer and stirred up ugly PR for Amazon.The deal will take... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon, Hachette Reach Deal on Sales Terms

Amazon and Hachette Book Group USA have reached a new, multi-year agreement for ebook and print sales in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film deal for Caitlin Moran novel

Newly formed production company Monumental Pictures has acquired the film rights to Caitlin Moran’s novel How to Build a Girl (Ebury Press). Moran and John Niven will adapt the book for the big screen, with Film 4 backing the project. Moran’s debut novel follows teenager Johanna Morrigan, who... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of November 10, 2014

Knopf Kids’ gets Witch-y with Mather and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cygnus Continues Sell Off, Divests Public Safety Group

Cygnus continued its piece-by-piece sell off Monday, sending its public safety and transportation divisions to SouthComm. Terms weren't disclosed. The deal includes 11 magazines, seven trade shows and seven digital properties. Cygnus says all employees moving to new ownership will be retained. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vado Reveals Plans for APE in San Jose

Dan Vado, founder of the Alternative Press Expo, is running the show again after 19 years. He talks about his plans for the pioneering West Coast indie comics festival after it relocates to San Jose. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK indies reveal plans for Patterson pledge money

Independent booksellers’ plans to use the money donated to them by US author James Patterson range from creating a “Dangerous Reading Club” to running a book review website for children. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Members Remember Oscar Dystel; 'The Real Deal'

Nearly 200 industry members gathered October 31 at the Random House Building in New York City to pay tribute to Oscar Dystel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Danielle Steel Strikes Ten-Book Deal with PRH

Perennial bestseller Danielle Steel has signed a ten-book deal with Penguin Random House's Ballantine Bantanm Dell imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries planned in Hertfordshire fire stations

In a novel take on the dangers of book burning, up to four libraries in Hertfordshire could be relocated into the area’s part-time fire stations. Hertfordshire County Council has received £700,000 of government funding for the scheme, which it called “pioneering”. The funding will see up to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion creates group publicity department

Orion has created a new group publicity department, to be headed by Helen Richardson, who takes on the role of group publicity and communications director. The new department will comprise of two teams – a non-fiction team led by deputy publicity director Elizabeth Allen, and a fiction team led... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fake news site National Report: ‘We’re doing a public service’

Is National Report a menace or a public good? Fake news publishers are taking advantage of how people read and share news. But National Report says its doing good work. The post Fake news site National Report: ‘We’re doing a public service’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC signs O'Porter in six-figure deal for adult novels

HarperCollins has signed a six-figure deal for two novels by TV presenter Dawn O'Porter. Commercial women's fiction director Kimberley Young signed a deal for world rights in all languages with Adrian Sington at Sington & Co Ltd. The books will be O'Porter's first adult novels. She has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S strikes 'version of agency' deal with Amazon

Simon & Schuster in the US and Amazon have signed a new multiyear deal which is a "return to a version of agency" and is also “economically advantageous for both Simon & Schuster and its authors”. An email from Carolyn Reidy (pictured), president and c.e.o. at Simon & Schuster, said... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Speculation Begins on Amazon, S&S Deal

A raft of stories speculate on what the new terms deal between Amazon and Simon & Schuster means for authors, other publishers and, of course, Hachette. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and Simon & Schuster reach a deal – what does this mean for Hachette?

Amazon and Simon & Schuster recently reached a deal on ebook and print book prices and it gives Simon & Schuster control over ebook prices 'with some limited exceptions.' E-book prices are reportedly part of the ongoing dispute between Amazon and publisher Hachette. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon agrees ebook pricing deal

Online retailer Amazon reaches a deal with publisher Simon & Schuster over the pricing of ebooks. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and Simon & Schuster reach a deal on internet book sales

Amazon just found a way to put further pressure on Hachette in its ongoing pricing war: strike a deal with another publisher. The online retailer has forged a new agreement with Simon & Schuster that will keep the book giant's digital and physical... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed to Join IAB's Advertising Elite

BuzzFeed is being bumped up to the digital advertising adult dinner table. On Monday, the company announced in an internal memo that Eric Harris will become chief business operations officer and also join the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) board later this year. BuzzFeed president Greg... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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