Hachette acquires SPCK's Sheldon Press

Hachette UK has acquired the Sheldon Press, a specialist medical, mental health and self-help imprint of the Christian knowledge publisher SPCK. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Northern Illinois University Press Partners with Cornell University Press

In a partnership agreement that could serve as a model for academic publishing, Northern Illinois University Press will become an imprint of Cornell University Press beginning July 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaver and Smith’s Welbeck Acquires Carlton; Books International Acquires Marston

In two moves announced within days of each other, new consolidation can be seen in both nonfiction and in distribution and manufacturing services in publishing. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Leaver: ‘An Excellent Springboard’ ormer Quarto CEO Marcus Leaver and Mark Smith... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Press, Big Prize: Inside Brooklyn Arts Press

Brooklyn Arts Press is a one-man operation that, despite its scant resources, took home the National Book Award for Poetry this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Policy Press and Bristol Uni create University of Bristol Press

Academic publisher Policy Press has joined with the University of Bristol to become the University of Bristol Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Central Recovery Press, Beacon Press Launch Audio Imprints

Las Vegas-based Central Recovery Press and Boston’s Beacon Press are the latest independent publishers to jump into the booming audio segment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP 2015: Graywolf Press Wins Small Press Award, Celebrates Its Authors on Home Turf

With the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference taking place in Minneapolis, Graywolf is taking full hometown advantage to celebrate its authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Edinburgh University Press and Oxford University Press Agree

Edinburgh University Press, the third largest university press in the U.K., has appointed Oxford University Press as its exclusive agent in North and South America and Canada beginning August 1, 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canada's Valsoft Acquires Edelweiss, Expanding Role in Publishing

Montreal-based software company Valsoft Corporation has acquired Above the Treeline, Inc., developer of Edelweiss, the digital workflow platform for booksellers and publishers. The move follows Valsoft's majority stake purchase in publishing software Klopotek in August 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin to Acquire Amber-Allen Publishing Backlist

Penguin Publishing Group will acquire the publishing assets of Amber-Allen Publishing, the independent publisher of personal development books. Upon completion of the deal, the list will be managed by the TarcherPerigee imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette employees protest and quit over launch of conservative imprint

Basic Liberty, a publishing imprint launched in the wake of Trump’s election win, will be helmed by Thomas Spence, an editor associated with Project 2025 thinktank The Heritage FoundationStaff are protesting against a new US imprint of global publisher Hachette Book Group (HBG) specialising in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-11-12 17:08:39 UTC ]
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Under the BQE Press Launches

The Brooklyn-based small publisher will publish its inaugural two-title list in 2025, with plans to grow to four titles annually by 2027. Through Under the BQE's publishing model, each year’s list is acquired by the authors who were published the year prior. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Employees Protest New Conservative Imprint

In a letter addressed to management, Hachette Book Group employees condemned the launch of a new Basic Books imprint, Basic Liberty, to be helmed by former Regnery publisher and Heritage Foundation fellow Thomas Spence, which was announced by HBG CEO David Shelley shortly after the 2024... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Here’s how the American press can survive four years of Trump | Margaret Sullivan

The media will be under siege, but former Washington Post editor Marty Baron has some ideas for what journalists can doEverything we know about the next US president suggests that the press in America will be under siege in the next four years as never before.After all, Donald Trump has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-11-07 17:33:15 UTC ]
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Hachette Expands Basic Books Group

The division of Hachette Book Group will add two new imprints to its portfolio following the promotion of Lara Heimert to president and publisher: Basic Venture, a new business and economics imprint, and Basic Liberty, a new conservative imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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University Press Leaders Look Ahead

Executives at university presses—all of whom publish titles in the religion category—weigh in about new initiatives, their presses’ unique personalities, and publishing in a time of social, political, and technological upheaval. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The University of Cincinnati Press to Shut Down Operations

The University of Cincinnati Press will shut down operations on June 25 as the University of Cincinnati is withdrawing financial support. The press's scholarly list will transfer to the University of Minnesota and its regional interest list will transfer to Ohio State University. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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After Return to Hachette, Reagan Arthur Signs First Deal for Elisa Faison Debut

'Skin Contact' is the first acquisition in what will be "a close partnership" between Sceptre and Arthur's imprint, made just before the start of the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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15 Small Press Books You Should Be Reading This Fall

I’ve been reading from outside of Phoenix, where there have been over 120 days of 100 degree temperatures as summer comes to a close.  With Hurricane Helene devastating the Southeast and war spreading in the Middle East, the uncertainty about our collective futures—whether it is from climate... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2024-10-11 11:05:00 UTC ]
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Han Kang’s Nobel win is testament to importance of small press publishing

Literature in translation has long been reliant on indie presses to bring work such as the South Korean author’s to wider audiences• South Korea’s Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel prize in literature – as it happenedThe announcement of the South Korean writer Han Kang as the 2024 Nobel Literature... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-10-10 17:04:48 UTC ]
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UK: Bitter Lemon Press Buys World English Rights to Zayed Winner

The 2023 Sheikh Zayed Book Award Young Author prize winner's world English rights have been bought by the UK's Bitter Lemon Press. The post UK: Bitter Lemon Press Buys World English Rights to Zayed Winner appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-04 23:33:21 UTC ]
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