Chinese Investment Firm Takes Stake in Dark Horse

A major investment stake from Chinese media firm Vanguard Visionary Associates will be used to fund publishing projects at Dark Horse in addition to creating a development fund for film projects based on Dark Horse comics properties Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brown's Inferno paperback takes top spot

Dan Brown's mass market paperback for his latest thriller, Inferno (Corgi), debuts at number... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, May 14, 2014

IPPY award-winners announced, a new kids' imprint at Barbour, a website for all things Amish, the popes in pictures and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quebec's publishing scene taking the written word back to France

The Canadian province has been a stealthy focus for French publishers, but its booksellers are also looking towards ParisThe Canadian province of Quebec has about 6 million French-speaking inhabitants. In comparison there are only 4.2 million French-speakers in Belgium. French publishers have... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Much at Stake in Amazon-HBG Fight

Among the issues in dispute between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group are negotiations over new ebook terms, sources familiar with the matter said. And publishers also see the latest fight with Amazon as part of an ongoing battle to retain retail diversity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ‘New Yorker’ Takes On the ’40s

When Harold Ross founded the New Yorker in 1925, in the thick of the Jazz Age, he set out to publish a smart, lively, Manhattan-centric magazine that catered to the city’s cosmopolitan crowd Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tinicum Acquires Majority Stake in F+W

Tinicum, a private equity firm with investments in media and e-commerce, has purchased a majority stake in F+W, A Content + eCommerce Company, an old media content company that has transformed itself into a digital content and retailing platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bradt Guides Takes the Road Less Traveled

Hilary Bradt and her former husband George Bradt became book publishers by accident, writing their first travel guide on a river barge floating down a tributary of the Amazon while vacationing in Peru in 1974. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, April 23, 2014

Response to "God and the Gay Christian" kicks off new Southern Baptist imprint; awards and honors; Logos offers Episcopal Church titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Townsend's funeral to take place next week

Sue Townsend’s funeral is to be held in her hometown of Leicester next week. All are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon takes half of UK's online retail spend

More than half of Britain’s online retail spend goes to Amazon, working out at £70... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tartt, Fagin Take 2014 Pulitzers

Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch" and Dan Fagin's "Toms River" were among the winners of the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: Ebershoff Takes Up With the ‘Hausfrau’

A late addition to the hot books at the London Book Fair is a debut novel called "Hausfrau" that Random House's David Ebershoff preempted world rights to on Friday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking an American Approach in Scandinavia

Astri von Arbin Ahlander is not your average 29-year-old. She’s also not your average literary agent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marlborough's White Horse bookshop saved

Two businessmen have bought the freehold of Marlborough's only bookshop in order to keep it... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rundell takes Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

Katherine Rundell’s novel Rooftoppers (Faber and Faber) has been crowned the overall winner... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SMP Taking Over Palgrave Trade

Beginning April 1, St. Martin’s Press will take over the publication of the Palgrave Macmillan Trade list of nonfiction titles in the areas of humanities, social science, and business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Reader's Digest became a Chinese stooge

Reader's Digest is alleged to have censored stories in its publication to maintain a cheap publishing deal in ChinaThe notion that the formerly mighty American publisher Reader's Digest would allow the Chinese Communist party to censor its novels would once have appeared so outrageous as to be... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador takes on French novel

Picador has acquired world English language rights for All This Has Nothing To Do With Me (Tout... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Drones: Red Hat founder Bob Young's latest investment

Bob Young helped found what would become Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) in 1993. Now, more than 20 years later, he has found a new project - a company he calls “the Red Hat of big data” - and it’s all about drones. Young, whose other roles include heading Raleigh self-publishing firm Lulu.com and backing... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook takes hands-off approach to sponsor posts

Facebook has a clear policy prohibiting brands from publishing advertising on their pages, but things get murkier when ads take the form of sponsor content. The post Facebook takes hands-off approach to sponsor posts appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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