Fairfax Media in talks to buy Business Spectator: Reuters

Fairfax Media is in exclusive talks to acquire the publisher of independent news and opinion website Business Spectator, Reuters says. Continue reading at 'The Sydney Morning Herald'

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury buys two from Coleman

Ebury has acquired two books by author Rowan Coleman, with the author of The Accidental... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Amazon Really Buying Brazil’s Biggest Bookstore Chain?

Amazon is said to be negotiating to acquire Saraiva, Brazil's dominant bookseller, with 102 stores. Is it realistic? We break down the facts and scenarios. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Threatens French Media With Search Engine Ban

Yesterday will not be remembered as a great day in Google's history. As well as the vertiginous stock slide, which sliced 9% off its share value before trading was halted for a couple of hours, the search engine firm threatened war with the French media. L'horage dans le teacup is over a... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Content Newswire NewsCred Buys Cloud Publisher Daylife

NewsCred is a media upstart that offers a one-stop shop for high quality content from the likes of the Economist and Bloomberg. After relaunching less than a year ago with a $4 million investment, the company’s technology-driven syndication ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon tells Kindle customers to expect buying credit, thanks to ebook price-fixing settlement

I bought my first ebook in 1999 and in recent years stopped purchasing print altogether. My wife is a relative ebook newbie, so I am surprised that she and not me received surprising email today from Amazon about a forthcoming purchasing credit. Perhaps you got similar message. In April, the... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking buys The Separation

Penguin imprint Viking has bagged The Separation by Dinah Jefferies, with publishing director... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sage buys Adam Matthew

Publisher Sage has bought online primary sources publisher Adam Matthew, best known for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Business as usual' despite Springer sale report

A spokesperson for Springer Science and Business Media has said it is "business as usual... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo buys Aquafadas

Kobo has acquired French digital software company Aquafadas for an undisclosed sum in a move... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pivotal piracy case could put copyright trolls out of business

Association of American Publishers A Pennsylvania District Court judge seems to be fed up with copyright holders wasting the courts’ time and resources, ordering an adult movie studio and five anonymous alleged copyright infringers to present their respective cases to court in a bellwether... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AIM Partners With Restore Media

Active Interest Media (AIM) and Restore Media have agreed to partner in production of their historic home and building brands, the companies announced today. AIM  Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon market share ‘increases dramatically after Kindle buy’

Amazon's market share of book sales significantly increases once a customer buys a Kindle... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US billionaire Black buys Phaidon

Art publisher Phaidon has been acquired from Richard Schlagman by the family of private equity... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion buys book by toddler

Orion has pre-empted a guide to successful parenting written from the point of view of an... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCB buys Johnstone trilogy

Nick Lake, publishing director at HarperCollins Childrens Books, has bought world rights in all... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RH buys David Jason autobiography

Random House has acquired the autobiography of actor Sir David Jason, star of series including... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen & Unwin buys Murdoch Books

Australian publisher Allen & Unwin has announced the acquisition of Murdoch Books. The sum... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pratchett sets up own multi-media company

Bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett has set up his own multimedia production company,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowling talks embargoes at first Casual Vacancy event

J K Rowling has said the decisions about the strict embargoes surrounding the release of her... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont partners with DHX Media

Egmont UK is embarking on a drive to secure creative partnerships with children's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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