KKR Completes OverDrive Purchase

The investment firm KKR has completed its purchase of OverDrive. The deal had first been announced on Christmas Eve. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Justice Department sues to block AT&T's purchase of Time Warner, which vows a fight

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued to block AT&T’s proposed $85-billion purchase of Time Warner Inc. — one of the largest media mergers in American history — arguing that a bulked-up AT&T would stifle competition and lead to higher prices for consumers. “This merger would greatly... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AT&T 'uncertain' when its purchase of Time Warner will close — CNN could be the sticking point

AT&T’s proposed $85-billion purchase of Time Warner Inc., which owns CNN, HBO and Warner Bros. studios, is encountering resistance from the U.S. Department of Justice. For months, the Dallas telecommunications giant has been confidently predicting that it would finalize the takeover of Time... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook launches dedicated used car Marketplace section, complete with Kelley Blue Book pricing

Facebook Marketplace has been with us for a little while now, giving users of the social network a handy place to buy and sell goods in the same place they chat with friends and post holiday photos. The company today announced a series of changes designed to make it easier to buy cars through... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson completes sale of 22% stake in PRH to Bertelsmann

Pearson has completed the sale of a 22% stake in Penguin Random House (PRH) to its co-shareholder Bertelsmann. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spotlight on OverDrive and Digital Book Clubs

Libraries and publishers are seeing huge benefits from OverDrive's digital book clubs, especially the Big Library Read (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution Notes: Draft2Digital and OverDrive; Quarto, Editorial Gustavo Gili and IPG

Draft2Digital's ebook platform adds international library distribution. London's Quarto partners with two new distributors for Iberoamericana. The post Distribution Notes: Draft2Digital and OverDrive; Quarto, Editorial Gustavo Gili and IPG appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH completes acquisition of Ediciones B

Penguin Random House has acquired Ediciones B’s imprints from Grupo Zeta and will merge it into Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (PRHGE) in Spain and Latin America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Whole Foods Purchase, It's All About Barcodes

A look at why Amazon decided to go through with its purchase of Whole Foods shows that stock keeping units might be the answer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Newspaper Publisher Completes Unique U.S.A. Road Trip

Jochen Anderweit, publisher of German newspaper Grafschafter Nachrichten, never met his grandfather Hans Kip. But 60 years after Kip traveled around the U.S., grandson Anderweit has posted all of the old articles and blogged two months' worth of his own duplicate travels via RV back and forth... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Sourcebooks Title Is OverDrive’s New International Big Library Read

A two-week international reading-and-discussion exercise, the Big Library Read is underway with more than 20,000 libraries in various parts of the world. The post A Sourcebooks Title Is OverDrive’s New International Big Library Read appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Min Kym | 'The instrument just seemed to complete my life'

Caroline Sanderson talks to Min Kym about her book Gone: A Girl, A Violin, A Life Unstrung, and her journey through music. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterfi Waterproofed Kindle Paperwhite review: A great e-reader that’s completely protected from water damage

If waterproof is high on your checklist of e-reader must-haves, we recommend that most people consider the Kobo Aura H20. It’s a capable ebook reader designed to stand up to the occasional poolside splash or even an extended soak in a hot tub. For anyone already invested in Amazon’s extensive... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Purchase of Souq.com, Amazon Moves Into Middle East

The acquisition of Souq.com, a Dubai-based online retailer that is the dominant one in the Middle East, comes one month after Souq announced plans to open a "global bookstore." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perseus Purchase Boosts Lagardère 2016 Revenue

Total revenue at Lagardère Publishing rose 2.6% in 2016, to 2.26 billion euros. The increase includes a 70 million euro ($74.6 million) contribution from the Perseus Books Group publishing division, which Hachette Book Group acquired in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PLR principal Patterson completes a decade as the UK’s most borrowed

James Patterson was the most borrowed author through UK public libraries for a 10th consecutive year in 2015/16. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Completely Gobsmacked': Kelly Barnhill on Her 2017 Newbery Medal

Kelly Barnhill was "dead to the world" when her cell phone rang very early Monday morning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A year in review: Huge surge completes Pan Mac push into fourth

With eye-popping growth of 26.8% in 2016, Pan Macmillan usurped the Indie Alliance and staked its claim as a ‘Big Four’ publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive’s Steve Potash Moves to Block IDPF Merger with W3C

Despite IDPF members voting overwhelmingly in favor of a merger with the W3C internet standards organization, OverDrive CEO Steve Potash continues to aggressively organize opposition to it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive Pushes into Spanish

Based in Cleveland, Ohio, OverDrive has worked exclusively to distribute digital content since 1986, becoming one of the first companies to be involved in supplying digital content to libraries, first with audio and then with ebooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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