PRH Grupo Editorial buys La Campana to boost Catalan presence

Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial in Spain is reinforcing its presence in Catalan through the acquisition of the independent publisher La Campana. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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S&S buys four Graham Swift backlist titles

Scribner UK has acquired the rights to four backlist titles from Booker-prize winner Graham Swift. The recently revived Simon & Schuster imprint has bought the books from Picador and PRH’s Hamish Hamilton and will publish them later this year. This follows the success of Mothering Sunday,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Gives Pearson Profit of 129 Million Euros

Despite a decline in sales at Penguin Random House in 2016, the world's largest trade publisher delivered 129 million euros in operating profit to its parent company, Pearson. The sum marks a 43% increase over its profit contribution from 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus posts boost of 31%

The full-year results of publisher Head of Zeus show that in 2016 its revenues increased by 31%, to £7m, up from £5.4m in its previous set of results. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Strong publishing' boosts Scotland's market

Publishers and booksellers are “thrilled” with the news that the Scottish market has achieved growth for the second year in a row with 2016 value sales increasing 4.3% year-on-year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Fletcher pens 'highly inventive' picture book for PRH

Tom Fletcher is set to publish another picture book with Penguin Random House Children's. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Kerridge gets a Dopamine boost back into the top spot

Tom Kerridge’s Dopamine Diet (Absolute) has boomeranged back into the number one spot, selling 15,532 copies for £131,405. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate buys rights to Goldsmiths Prize winner

Canongate has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Goldsmiths Prize-winning Solar Bones by Mike McCormack. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Employees Unite for Company Week

In what may have been the industry's biggest-ever team-building program, more than 1,400 Penguin Random House employees took part in PRH’s first Company Week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson buys biography of revolutionary who inspired Les Mis

Hutchinson has bought a biography of French revolutionary Emmanuel Barthélemy whose life inspired Victor Hugo’s 1862-published novel Les Miserables. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-10 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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Blackstone Audio Buys Audio Editions

Ashland, Ore.-based Blackstone Audio has acquired Audio Editions, the Auburn, Calif., direct-to-consumer audiobook retailer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fighting ire with hire: Tech firms say immigration boosts employment

U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to channel populist anger to stem immigration, but tech companies want him to know that hiring immigrants is necessary for the country's economy and boosts overall employment.Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet are said to be writing Trump a... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTuber Connie Glynn lands book deal with PRH

Connie Glynn, the YouTuber behind the ‘Noodlerella’ channel, has signed a three-book deal with Penguin Random House (PRH Children’s). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book trade boost with May's new industrial strategy

The publishing sector could receive a boost as part of prime minister Theresa May’s new industrial strategy, the Publishers Association has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Singapore's competition commission probes PRH deal

The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) is conducting a public consultation in response to Times Publishing's proposed acquisition of Penguin Singapore and Penguin Malaysia. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Content mills test whether false domains boost Facebook traffic

When posting on Facebook, several content mills use multiple domains for the same article. The websites who use this tactic claim they are A/B testing URL names. But most sources suggested that URL names have no effect on user engagement and that using multiple domains can come off like an... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic buys YA set in ‘deadly circus’

Scholastic set to publish a YA novel set in a deadly circus, where the children of immigrants are forced to perform in a travelling circus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NPD Buys Nielsen's Book Services

The market research firm NPD Group's acquisition includes Nielsen's U.S.-based BookScan, PubTrack Digital, and Books & Consumers services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australia Has a New Award for Editorial Excellence: The Rosie

A new competition has been announced in Australia’s publishing community. And this time, the honorees aren’t authors but editors. By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 ‘Rapport With the Author’ is a Criterion ustralia’s Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced that one of its branches,... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Decroix to leave La Martinière

French publisher La Martinière has bowed to staff demands to part with its children and young adult books chief Béatrice Decroix, a week after more than 100 staff walked out in protest over working conditions in the division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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