Egmont USA to Close After Sale Attempt Falls Through

Egmont Publishing, which put its U.S. division up for sale in October, has announced plans to close the unit. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]

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BuzzFeed to lay off 200 staff in latest round of cuts

Online publisher announces job losses to shore up finances as Verizon unveils plan to sack 800 workersBuzzFeed has announced plans to lay off hundreds of staff, as digital media firms struggle to turn a profit while dealing with the same financial issues that have plagued traditional publishers... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fewer pre-school children are being read to, Egmont report warns

Only 51% of pre-school children are read to on a daily basis, a “steep decline” from 69% five years ago, Egmont Publishing has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurcombe appointed Hodder Education c.o.o.

Egmont Publishing's chief financial officer Alan Hurcombe has been appointed to the new role of chief operating officer for the Hodder Education Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morpurgo to tell uncles' 'epic' war story in new book deal

Egmont Publishing has signed a new deal between Michael Morpurgo and illustrator Barroux based on the "epic", true story of Morpurgo’s uncles during World War Two. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yen Press to Launch JY, a Kids’ Graphic Novel Imprint in Fall 2017

Yen Press has announced plans to launch JY, a middle grade graphic novel imprint in fall 2017, named after Yen deputy publisher JuYoun Lee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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D.C.'s Politics and Prose to Open Second Location

Washington, D.C.’s Politics and Prose Bookstore has announced plans to open a second location at Union Market, a food and artisan hub located in the capital’s northeast district. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon will be opening a bookstore in L.A.

Amazon is planning to open a bookstore in a Century City mall, its first brick-and-mortar bookstore in Los Angeles. The online retailer, credited with causing a crisis in the physical bookselling industry, has opened five brick-and-mortar bookstores in the last 18 months and has announced plans... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bologna Confirms 2018 NYC Rights Show

At the Bologna Children’s Book Fair today, BolognaFiere, the organizer of the event as well as 75 other trade shows around the world, announced plans to start a new trade show focused on rights and licensing in New York City in spring 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook and Google take action against fake news sites

Responding to growing concerns over the spread of misinformation online in the weeks and months before Election Day, Facebook and Google have announced plans to restrict sites that publish fake news from using online advertising. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont to publish Sam Hay picture book text

Egmont Publishing has acquired world rights to a second picture book text by Sam Hay, author of Do Not Wash This Bear. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abrams to Launch New 'Text-Driven' Imprint

Abrams has announced plans to launch an as-yet-unnamed imprint with a focus on narrative nonfiction. Jamison Stoltz has been brought aboard as executive editor, effective immediately. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont makes three internal promotions

Egmont Publishing has promoted three members of its team, with Sarah Bates, Ali Dougal and John Packard taking on new director positions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 2.5m Minecraft books sold by Egmont Publishing

Book titles which tie in with the game include Blockopedia, a bestseller in the children’s nonfiction category in 2015More than 2.5m copies of books spun-off from the Minecraft video game have now been sold across the UK, it has been revealed.The series of books, which launched in 2013 with four... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winnie-the-Pooh sequel details revealed

Egmont Publishing has revealed the title and authors of a new Winnie-the-Pooh sequel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont signs YouTube star Stampy Cat

Egmont has signed a book deal with Joseph Garrett, the YouTube star who posts videos about the game Minecraft as the character Stampy Cat. Garrett has signed a two-book deal and the first title, Stampy’s Lovely Book (h/b, £7.99), features comics, jokes and activities based on Stampy and his... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Financial Times, Pearson Announces Plans to Sell The Economist Magazine Also

Pearson Plc moved closer to an exit from business publishing as it announced plans to dispose of its stake in the 172-year-old Economist magazine, just days after the sale of The Financial Times newspaper.   Discussions with The Economist Group& ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont restructures licensing business

Egmont Publishing has created two global divisions for its licensed content business across books and magazines: Global Licensing Management and Global Content Development. The new Global Licensing Management team will acquire global licenses and sell international rights for intellectual... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont to publish Pooh anthology sequel

Egmont Publishing will next year release a Winnie-The-Pooh anthology to mark the 90th anniversary of the original A A Milne book. The anthology, currently untitled, is a sequel to Return to the Hundred Acre Wood in 2009, which was the first authorised sequel to A. A. Milne’s stories. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Government promotes child library membership

The government has announced plans to improve literacy by promoting public library membership in primary schools. But the move has had a mixed reaction, with campaigner Laura Swaffield describing the news as a “bad joke for World Book Day”. The government has put together an action plan,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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