ViacomCBS agreed to sell the 96-year-old company in a deal that potentially creates a megapublisher. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
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Bertrams’ parent company Smiths News has bought Dutch-based academic books supplier... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Children's UK has acquired intellectual property rights in a new 7+ tween brand, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury's enters the digital books marketplace by buying HMV's stake in Anobii, an online retailer of ebooks, for just £1. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The folks at Gannett, the newspaper publisher best known as the people who bring you USA Today, also want to be known for online sports. Here’s another move in that direction: The company’s USA Today Sports Media Group has acquire ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berkshire Hathaway has made the latest of its string of investments in newspaper publishers. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rider has acquired a book about a forgotten figure involved in Edmund Hillary's 1953 ascent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic Books publishing director Margaret Stead has bought an "heroic" memoir by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carly Simon, the singer and songwriter who has had a rocky life and a storied career, has sold her autobiography to Random House for a sum in the seven figures, according to a person familiar with the deal. Ms. Simon, the author of several children's books, is writing the memoir herself. It's... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to the calendar, it may not be summer for a few more weeks, but tell that to booksellers, who launched their summer selling season on Memorial Day. One week in and many independents are anticipating an up summer. A mild winter and a strong first quarter contributed to a number of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In response to a Justice Department lawsuit, the two book publishers denied any price fixing for ebooks and accuse Amazon of engaging in anticompetitive behavior. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin and Macmillan have hit back at US government claims that they colluded to fix the price... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stork Press has acquired 21.37 by Mariusz Czubaj, winner of the High Calibre Award for the best... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has bought its first young adult titles from paranormal romance writer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International education publisher Pearson has acquired Business English language learning... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson senior editor Sarah Norman has made her first acquisition since joining the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has dropped its initial subscription numbers on some titles following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manchester-based independent Comma Press has sold short story collection The Corpse Exhibition by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has apologised to the BBC’s political editor Nick Robinson after it wrongly printed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Press has acquired a book written by the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble Inc's Nook e-reader, gaining a foothold in the fast-growing ebooks market as the bookseller gets more firepower to compete against Amazon.com's Kindle and Apple Inc's iPad. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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