In Canada, publishing is burning

Canada’s government has said almost nothing about whether or not it is going to move against the Canadian portion of Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster. The global deal is being investigated by regulators in the UK and US. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-23 20:08:07 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre to publish ITV's Keep the Home Fires Burning

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canada's University of Regina Press: More Than the Little Publisher on the Prairie

The press has long focused on academic books addressing issues around indigenous communities, but it's now expanding its mission and reaching new audiences. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishing 2016: The World Needs More Canada

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Publishing Notes: Canada, Turkey, UK, USA

An outreach from one nation's publishers to another's, and a newly announced plan for expansion by a European publisher in the States. The post International Publishing Notes: Canada, Turkey, UK, USA appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Canada's tribute to publisher Seligman

Penguin Random House Canada president Kristin Cochrane has paid tribute to publisher and editor Ellen Seligman, who has died. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canada's largest newspaper publisher cuts jobs and merges newsrooms

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[ The Guardian | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canada's largest newspaper publisher reveals revenue falls

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[ The Guardian | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishing 2015: PRH Canada’s Physical Consolidation Makes The Merger Complete

This summer, two years after the merger of Penguin Canada and Random House of Canada was finalized in July 2013, more than 200 employees left the publishers’ longtime separate headquarters and moved into a new Front Street office in downtown Toronto. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cochrane Named Publisher of PRH Canada Amid Restructuring

All of the company’s adult imprints will now be published under a new division, Penguin Random House Canada Publishing Group, while the company's children's divisions have been united under Tara Walker. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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