MCB acquires magical MG by Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay’s next book for Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) will be a contemporary fiction novel about two single parents who bring their children together in a mysterious, ivy-covered house. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MCB nets follow-up to Rashford and Anka's You Are a Champion

Macmillan Children's Books has landed the follow-up to Marcus Rashford and Carl Anka's bestselling You Are a Champion.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-31 21:06:23 UTC ]
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Literati Acquires Follett Book Fairs

Literati, the Austin, Tex., subscription book box and online book club company, has purchased Follett Book Fairs. The fairs will be rebranded Literati Book Fairs and will continue to service PreK-8 schools around the country starting this spring. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Wilson pens first new Magic Faraway Tree book for 75 years in HCG deal

Hachette Children’s Group has scooped a brand new Magic Faraway Tree adventure, inspired by Enid Blyton and written by Jacqueline Wilson. It will be the first Magic Faraway Tree book in 75 years and the first in the series by an author other than Blyton.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 14:31:13 UTC ]
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Take-Two is acquiring mobile game giant Zynga for $12.7 billion

PC gaming Giant Take-Two has announced that it's making a big move into mobile gaming with the acquisition of Zynga for a total price of approximately $12.7 billion. Take-Two already owns Rockstar Games, Codemasters and 2K, producing games like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, Bioshock and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-01-10 13:17:58 UTC ]
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Chicago Review Press Acquires Interlude Press

Chicago Review Press acquired Interlude Press, a publisher of LGBTQ+ fiction, including YA fiction released under its Duet Books imprint. Interlude has been distributed by CRP's parent company, IPG, since 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Dark Horse Media Acquired by the Embracer Group

Dark Horse Media, an independent comics publishing house and entertainment media company, has been acquired by the Embracer Group, a Swedish videogame development company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Broken Sleep acquires Musa's poetic ode to woodcutting and Borneo

Broken Sleep Books has landed Killernova, a book that explores the woodcutting heritage and colonial history of Southeast Asia in verse, by Bornean-Australian author and poet Omar Musa. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 01:51:27 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury acquires US academic publisher ABC-CLIO in £17.3m deal

Bloomsbury has acquired California-based academic publisher ABC-CLIO in a $22.9m (£17.3m) deal, expanding its academic and digital publishing presence in North America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 16:09:02 UTC ]
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Little A acquires 'powerful' memoir from Polari Prize founder Burston

Little A, the literary fiction and non-fiction imprint of Amazon Publishing, has acquired a "powerful" memoir by Paul Burston, founder of the Polari Prize, the UK’s first and largest LGBTQ+ book award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-09 09:18:56 UTC ]
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Book Depot Acquires American Book Company

In a major deal in the bargain book business, Book Depot, the bargain book distributor based in Thorold, Ont., has acquired American Book Company headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Oasis Acquires Enclave Publishing, Expands into Print

Oasis Family Media, which houses Oasis Audio, is expanding into print publishing with the acquisition of Enclave Publishing—an independent press focused on Christian fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Access: Germany’s Knowledge Unlatched Acquired by Wiley

Announcing its acquisition of Knowledge Unlatched, Wiley stresses the need to simplify open-access transactions for both libraries and publishers. The post Open Access: Germany’s Knowledge Unlatched Acquired by Wiley appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-12-03 04:15:48 UTC ]
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One More Chapter acquires three more from Wood in DCI Matilda Darke series

One More Chapter has acquired three new titles in the DCI Matilda Darke thriller series by Michael Wood. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-21 19:16:49 UTC ]
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Kyle Books acquires second book from Samaritans

Kyle Books has a second book from the Samaritans and its assistant director of communications Katie Colombus, entitled Pathways: Your Journey to Emotional Wellbeing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-12 04:00:05 UTC ]
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Spotify acquires audiobook platform Findaway

Spotify could soon be home to a lot more audiobooks. The streaming service has acquired audiobook platform Findaway, the companies announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition suggests Spotify is looking to build out its own library of audiobook titles.Findaway is an... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-11-11 21:00:04 UTC ]
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Hachette Ireland acquires Döring's 'visceral' memoir

Hachette Ireland has acquired Mia Döring's "deeply personal and astutely political" literary memoir and debut Any Girl. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-10 15:02:25 UTC ]
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Bodley Head wins six-way auction for historian Stanmore's debut on practical magic

The Bodley Head has landed historian Tabitha Stanmore's debut, Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic, after a six-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 12:33:10 UTC ]
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In the United States: Sourcebooks Acquires BES Publishing

'Our children’s book business now accounts for more than half our annual sales,' says Sourcebooks' Kay Birkner as the company buys BES Publishing. The post In the United States: Sourcebooks Acquires BES Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-04 18:59:42 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks Acquires B.E.S. Publishing

In a deal that closed on November 1, Sourcebooks acquired B.E.S. Publishing from Peterson’s Publishing, gaining over 800 titles in the process. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ICF acquires Rockville health IT company

ICF International Inc. (NASDAQ: ICFI) jumped back into the mergers and acquisitions market for the first time in almost two years Tuesday, purchasing Rockville health information technology firm Enterprise Science and Computing Inc. (ESAC) in a deal announced after market close.  Terms of the... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2021-11-02 21:52:00 UTC ]
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