Penguin Random House will distribute all titles published by Boom! Studios, which it acquired this August, starting next July, taking over distribution to the bookstore trade from Simon & Schuster and to the direct market from Diamond Comic Distributors. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
The e-commerce giant has been criticized over its stewardship of Goodreads since it bought the platform in 2013, fueling the rise of competitors. Amazon famously started as an online bookstore. In the three decades since, it has disrupted how people buy, read, and review books through steps... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2025-06-06 13:34:00 UTC ]
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The 12-year-old UK independent publishing house Wonderbly is to maintain its autonomy as a PRH property. The post Penguin Random House Acquires the UK’ Wonderbly appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-06-04 23:12:44 UTC ]
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Toni Morrison's time as an editor at Random House, modern Indian recipes, a new memoir by a Palestinian poet, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-06-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The Penguin Random House acquisition machine continues to roll on, with the world’s largest trade publishing announcing it has bought one of the U.K.’s fastest-growing independent publishers, Wonderbly, which has used a direct-to-consumer business model to sell more than 11 million books in 140... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Employees of the Brooklyn bookstore and literary hub have won voluntary union recognition from management and will begin contract negotiations in the coming weeks, joining the growing number of booksellers organized under the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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More Than Words is a bookstore, but one that does more than sell $3.8 million worth of merchandise a year. It serves young people who are dealing with homelessness or legal challenges and gives them a place where they belong. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2025-06-02 20:42:21 UTC ]
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Life-ruining books, demon possession through social media, the bookstore at the end of the world, and more of today's best book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-05-30 14:45:00 UTC ]
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Following Random House’s acquisition of Boom! Studios, the comics and graphic novel publisher’s digital catalog is no longer available for unlimited, simultaneous library access—a source of disappointment at digital platform Comics Plus. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House will end its distribution arrangement with Diamond Comic Distributors, effective June 25, following Ad Populum’s recent acquisition of the bankrupt Diamond’s comics distribution business. PRH is Diamond’s largest creditor, and is owed $9.2 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Shakespeare & Co. will transfer ownership of its last New York storefront, located on the Upper West Side, to Strand Book Store on June 1, marking the end of an era for the beloved bookseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A supermajority of staff at Brooklyn’s Center for Fiction have filed with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and requested recognition from the nonprofit bookseller. A growing number of New York City bookstore employees have joined the RWDSU in recent years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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William Stout bookstore is a legendary home to design and architecture books. Now, it’s revealing an updated brand courtesy of Jony Ive’s firm LoveFrom. Since 1974, William Stout Architectural Books in San Francisco’s Jackson Square has been one of the city’s most iconic destinations for its... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2025-05-09 13:00:00 UTC ]
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In 1987, I got a job at the famous Strand bookstore in Union Square. My ska band, the Boilers, rehearsed down the block at a place called Giant Studios, and I stopped in the Strand one day with every intention to steal a book but instead decided to ask if any positions were open. Every […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2025-05-09 08:58:29 UTC ]
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The Hasbro veteran, who has a background in both books and comics, was tapped to lead the storied comics house following its acquisition by Penguin Random House last year. And he has big plans for its future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs in Penguin Random House LLC v. Gibson argued that their clients “have suffered First Amendment injury” due to book removals in classrooms and libraries facilitated by Florida House Bill 1069, which was signed into law in May 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A historic Midtown building is up for auction after years of financial trouble.The Charles Scribner’s Sons Building, which opened in 1913, is set to be auctioned off Wednesday after it went into foreclosure late last year. The building is the former home of publisher Charles Scribner’s Sons’... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2025-04-29 18:48:19 UTC ]
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Amazon "oops sorry" all over indie bookstore day, a really scary proposed Texas law, and more of the day's book news. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-04-28 15:15:00 UTC ]
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Tomorrow, Saturday 4/26, is Independent Bookstore Day! And while every day can and should be Independent Bookstore Day (stop buying books from Amazon, stop linking to books on Amazon, stop posting the Amazon sales and the B&N sales on your social media), it’s nice that we have a dedicated... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2025-04-25 14:00:29 UTC ]
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