‘Aggressive’ USA Today publisher eager to swallow the Tribune companyUS newspaper giant Gannett has increased its takeover bid for another big publisher, Tribune, after its first attempt was rebuffed. Gannett, which owns the UK chain, Newsquest, raised its offer on Monday to about $475m (£327m), plus the assumption of $390m (£269m) in debt, Gannett lifted its initial bid of $12.25 (£8.44) a share to $15 (£10.3). It means the total offer has risen from $815m last month to about $865m. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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With the acquisition of the German house Audiobuch, Lindhardt og Ringhof will have bought and/or partnered with five publishers this year. The post Copenhagen’s Saga Egmont Acquires Freiburg’s Audiobuch Verlag appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-25 15:45:38 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Pinter & Martin has snapped up Kimberly Seals Allers' "positive, empowering" birthing guide for Black mothers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-24 08:31:58 UTC ]
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Cipher Press has acquired Nat Reeve's "extraordinary, ambitious" historical debut Nettleblack and its sequel in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-23 14:07:08 UTC ]
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Headline Review has acquired two more books from Matt Cain, whose fourth novel, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle, was published by the imprint earllier this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-19 11:27:18 UTC ]
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The Bodley Head has acquired two titles from German filmmaker and storyteller Werner Herzog, including a memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 19:49:03 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group has announced that it is to acquire Workman Publishing, an independent publisher in the US, for $240m (£174m). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-17 21:02:19 UTC ]
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Independent press And Other Stories has acquired My Father’s Diet, the "sharp-fanged" debut novel from US author and translator Adrian Nathan West. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-14 21:32:44 UTC ]
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Allison & Busby has signed the 10th instalment in the Bradecote and Catchpoll historical mystery series by Sarah Hawkswood. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-14 21:03:13 UTC ]
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HarperNorth has acquired a book on regional inequality in the UK by journalist Sam Bright, chief politics and investigations reporter for Byline Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 10:36:32 UTC ]
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Digital commercial fiction publisher Hera Books has been acquired by Canelo for an undisclosed fee, with Hera's co-founder and m.d. Lindsey Mooney stepping down from the firm to pursue other opportunities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 06:37:26 UTC ]
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Canongate has landed Time on Rock, an outdoor climbing guide and memoir of self-discovery by Anna Fleming. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-04 21:31:00 UTC ]
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Personalised children’s book publisher Wonderbly has been acquired by private equity specialist Graphite Capital for an undisclosed amount. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 23:35:14 UTC ]
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US-based marketing tech company Open Road Media (OR/M) has acquired UK e-book specialist indie Bloodhound Books for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 20:12:24 UTC ]
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“Congress is getting the message that libraries of all kinds are key to the vitality of communities,” said ALA president Patty Wong in a statement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mr. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner known for his coverage of human rights abuses and women’s rights, said friends were trying to recruit him into the race to replace Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-07-19 17:22:47 UTC ]
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Newly recruited Virago publishing director Anna Kelly has made her first acquisition for the imprint with Harvard student Becca Rothfeld’s debut essay collection All Things Are Too Small. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-16 22:35:16 UTC ]
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International sales agency Gunnar Lie & Associates Ltd (GLA) is being acquired by Compass Independent Book Sales Ltd (CIPS). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-15 07:22:32 UTC ]
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Travel specialist Heartwood Publishing has acquired the assets of map specialist PopOut Maps from John Sadler and Katharine Leck. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-07 11:41:32 UTC ]
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Amberley Publishing, an independent specialist in local history heritage, has acquired Quiller Publishing in a £1.4m deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-02 21:49:26 UTC ]
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Nancy Adimora rejoined HarperCollins UK as talent and audience development manager, Diversity & Inclusion, in February 2020, a new role reporting to HarperCollins c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne. Adimora works across the business to attract new authors and will help reach and market to new audiences... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-25 02:11:08 UTC ]
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