In a seismic shift for the book trade, Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Barnes & Noble in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $683m (£537m), including the assumption of debt. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-09 06:45:26 UTC ]
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Novels by Kate Atkinson, Stephen King and Muriel Spark have all had namesakes. Should writers adopt the imitator-proof JK Rowling approach instead?People first started to notice last year when Kate Atkinson's Life After Life coincided in the US with Jill McCorkle's Life After Life, which had... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Barnes, The Times's award-winning chief sportswriter, is leaving the newspaper after 32 years. He claims the publisher can no longer afford his wages, according to a Sports Journalists' Association report. The report cites Barnes's email message to Mark Avery in which he wrote:"I have no... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group, the publisher of J.K. Rowling and James Patterson, is buying the independent publisher Perseus Books Group, according to the industry newsletter Publishers Lunch. The deal is... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont is to publish a series of books based on the mobile game series Temple Run after signing a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Perseus Books Group is being sold to the Hachette Book Group which will sell the distribution business to Ingram. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gulfshore Media is adding Venice Magazine to its portfolio of city and regional titles in Central Florida. Terms weren't disclosed. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last August, when the media praised celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz for helping to save a British tourist who'd been hit by a cab, Hearst Magazines' multi-million dollar bet on a Dr. Oz magazine seemed like money in the bank.All of that hero talk seemed to be forgotten this week, however, as a Senate... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has acquired rights to former Avon author Luca Veste’s new crime novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Integrated Media has added more than 300 titles to its catalogue, acquiring the ebook list from Premier Digital Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eimear McBride's A Girl is a Half-formed Thing is one of the three debut novels, all from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere has acquired a book on growing up from actress, singer and vlogger Carrie Hope Fletcher,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin's Celebra imprint has taken world rights to the first book by multi-hyphenate star, Jennifer Lopez. "True Love," will be released simultaneously in English and Spanish on October 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese publisher and printer Phoenix Media has agreed to acquire the children's publishing unit of Lincolnwood, Ill.-based Publications International Ltd. (PIL) for $80 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audiobook publisher W F Howes has expanded its publishing range following the acquisition of US... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has created a consumer marketing development and operations group which will be led by Amanda Close. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has acquired a new crime series by Howard Linskey. Editor Emad Akhtar bought... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has acquired a debut trilogy about the Battle of Hastings told from the perspective... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has won an auction for a debut novel featuring a "chilling"... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The San Francisco-based McEvoy Group, owner of Chronicle Books, has acquired children's book and gift publisher, I See Me! Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recorded Books Inc. has acquired HighBridge Audio, the audiobook imprint of Workman Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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