McGraw-Hill Education to Go Public

McGraw-Hill Education confirmed Friday that it plans to go public, approximately three years after the private equity firm, the Apollo Group, acquired the educational publishing giant. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Acquisitions Lift Q2 Results at B&N Education

As sales from textbooks continued to decline in Barnes & Noble Education's second quarter ended October 28, 2017 compared to a year ago, two purchases made in the calendar year boosted sales and earnings. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Rapha's second book scoops William Hill Award

The second book published by premium cycling brand Rapha Editions has scooped the 29th William Hill Sport Book of the Year for its “startlingly intimate portrait” of Tour de France trailblazer Tom Simpson . Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ambitious $317 Million NYPL Renovation Plan Detailed in First Public Meeting

In the first public hearing on the plan to renvovate the historic Stephen A. Schwarzman main library, NYPL officials promised to the concerns and desires of their constituents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Glee’ alum Cheyenne Jackson and husband Jason Landau list urban oasis in Hollywood Hills

Screen and stage actor Cheyenne Jackson and his husband, actor turned entrepreneur Jason Landau, have listed their home in Hollywood Hills West for sale at $2.088 million. The one-story house, built in 1952, sits behind a Mangaris hardwood fence and a gated driveway. Ambient lighting and a wall... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forest Hill children's bookshop opens to 'exceptional response'

A new children’s bookshop Small Print Books has opened in London's Forest Hill and took £2,300 on its opening day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury scores two on William Hill shortlist

Bloomsbury has scored twice on the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award shortlist, vying against fellow indies Biteback Publishing and Axis Projects, as well as Simon & Schuster and Transworld. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Somalia: Book Aid International Reaffirms Its Shipment to Africa Educational Trust

Following the horrific truck-bomb attack in Mogadishu, the UK's Book Aid International declares its solidarity with Africa Educational Trust: The post Somalia: Book Aid International Reaffirms Its Shipment to Africa Educational Trust appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vida survey of publications identifies shortage of female authors

The annual Vida count of authors across the world suggests about two-thirds of those published, and the critics who review them, are men – but their intersectionality survey is less conclusiveThe 2016 Vida count has been released and it demonstrates yet again that the media can’t seem to locate... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Public Space Launches Book Imprint

Literary magazine 'A Public Space' has launched APS Books with Bette Howland's 'Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage,' and will publish three more books in its inaugural year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unseen letters show Hemingway’s fight against celebrity and ‘bullshit publicity’

‘My private life being an open sewer, I am sometimes a little touchy,’ wrote the authorHis prose matched his macho lifestyle, from wartime adventures to big-game hunting, boozing and bullfighting. But Ernest Hemingway was extremely sensitive about his private life, which he described as “an open... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conway and Howells appointed PA's heads of public affairs and comms

Dan Conway is set to join the Publishers Association as head of public affairs and Ruth Howells has been appointed as its head of communications in two newly-created roles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics in Libraries and Schools at the New York Public Library

NYPL and New York Comic Con are partnering to offer a day of professional programming on graphic novels for librarians and teachers on October 5, at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue. Here is a preview of the schedule, which will be finalized closer to NYCC. Admittance requires... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair to Hold 5K Run for Literacy Education

The book fair, which begins on October 11 this year, is holding a "Buchmesse Kickoff Run" to raise money for literacy. The 5K is scheduled for October 8. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Medium adds Bloomberg and other publications to subscription service

In a push to monetize its publishing platform, Medium added a $5 Netflix-style subscription last March. The system includes a way for members to "clap" different posts to give creators a percentage of their membership fee as well. Now Medium is bring... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British Library to investigate 'single digital presence’ for public libraries

The British Library is leading an 18-month project to determine the possibility of a single digital presence for UK public libraries, backed by more than £260,000 worth of funding. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China's CPG goes public, reveals failed UK acquisition attempt

Chinese publishing giant the China Publishing Group (CPG) has realised an eight-year ambition and taken its publishing wing public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese education publishers found UK-based Innova

Three major Chinese education publishers have joined together to co-found a UK-based English Language Teaching publishing house. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson sells Global Education to Puxin for £62m

Pearson has completed the sale of language training subsidiary Global Education in a deal worth $80m (£62m). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Partnerships: Germany’s Klett Teams with Romania’s Editorial Art in Educational Publishing

Watching Romanian youth leave for education elsewhere in Europe, Bucharest's Grupal Editorial Art is teaming up with Stuttgart's Klett Gruppe to raise educational standards at home. The post Partnerships: Germany’s Klett Teams with Romania’s Editorial Art in Educational Publishing appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Long, Winding Path to One Debut Novel’s Publication

How years, hundreds of queries, and an abandoned manuscript led to the publication of Margaret Wilkerson Sexton's outstanding debut novel, 'A Kind of Freedom.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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