Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Wed, 20/04/2011 - 09:22 Editis has sold its Brussels-based educational, scientific and academic publishing subsidiary Groupe De Boeck to Ergon Capital Partners III SA for an undisclosed sum. The sale will enable Frances second largest publisher "in the digital era" to concentrate on its core business of literature, education, reference books and services, Editis c.e.o. Alain Kouck said. Editis, which is owned by Planeta of Spain, bought the group in 2007. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt trade group fell 5% in the second quarter ended June 30, 2014, and the unit had an operating loss of $1.7 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic is the latest publisher to phase out downloading, meaning ebooks already purchased might become unreadableScholastic, the publisher of such children's book juggernauts as The Hunger Games and the Harry Potter series, announced recently that its Storia ebook shop would shortly be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adams Publishing Group, LLC announced today that it has purchased the assets of Chronotype Publishing Company located in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The acquisition includes The Chronotype, Northwestern Wisconsin’s largest weekly newspaper, and T ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony gives up selling its line of Reader devices for ebooks after failing to find a big enough market. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The JS Group and Kortext have won two major multi-million pound tenders to supply e-textbooks to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Reed Business Information has been relatively quiet since divesting or closing big chunks of its publishing business in the aftermath of the recession, but the company made more significant M&A moves this week. RBI announced it's sold a 51 percent stake in Reed Construction Data to Warburg... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. has created an eight-person unit to focus on native advertising at the publishing company, led by a staffer from the editorial side, Sports Illustrated Group Creative Director Chris Hercik, and another from the business side, Senior VP-Marketing and Sales Development Priya Narang.Mr.... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adicio has announced an agreement with Morris Publishing Group, LLC, a division of Morris Communications, that will launch new career centers at each of Morris’ 10 daily newspapers and 30 non-daily publications in 10 markets across the U.S. .. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The relaunch of the HarperCollins website, redesigned with an emphasis on direct sales to consumers, has revived a longtime debate in the book industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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He once owned 200 newspapers, headed the Heinz corporation and invented Kerrygold but the midas touch has finally failed Tony O'ReillyAt his 300-hectare luxury County Kildare estate, Sir Tony O'Reilly once feted the rich, the famous and the infamous. Guest lists at the restored 18th-century... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press has sold its US subsidiary to the American local history company Arcadia... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bookshops around the country are gearing up to cash in on the Tour de France. Anticipation of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd (ZhongNan) is a book and newspaper publisher and printer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Klett Group is Germany’s leading private provider of educational and continued education services, with 61 subsidiaries at 36 locations in 14 countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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De Agostini SpA is an Italian company that operates De Agostini Publishing, De Agostini Libri, Editions Atlas France/Suisse, Digital De Agostini. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US-based author Charlie Lovett’s The Bookman’s Tale (Alma Books) has been crowned the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Venture capitalist and book lover Frank Pearl started the Perseus Books Group in 1996. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China Publishing Group Corporation was founded in 2002 and is one of the largest holding companies in Chinese publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Olma Media Group is one of the most rapidly expanding publishing houses in Russia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the owner of People, Time and Sports Illustrated, said Thursday that it had sold Grupo Editorial Expansin, Mexico's second-largest magazine publisher, to the Latin-American private equity firm Southern Cross Group.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.When Time Inc. bought Grupo in... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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