Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 16/08/2011 - 09:30 Co-edition publisher Quarto has bought illustrated publisher Frances Lincoln for £4.5m. The cash deal was announced this morning (16th August) as Quarto also revealed its interim results for the six months ending 30th June 2011. Sales were up 5% to $72.5m (£44.4m) and profit before tax increased 21% to $1.4m (£857,000). read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Amazon announced that it has purchased the North American rights to Ian Fleming's James Bond books. James Bond, of course, is the debonair British superspy 007, played on film by a number of actors, including Sean Connery (above). Under the agreement, Amazon will retain republication rights for... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
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Foreign language modern classics publisher Pushkin Press has been bought by Adam Freudenheim,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Dutch investment company ProCures has bought all 16 branches of upmarket book chain Selexyz.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Fairfax Media is in exclusive talks to acquire the publisher of independent news and opinion website Business Spectator, Reuters says. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
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Bloomsbury's US subsidiary, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, has completed the purchase of academic... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins is to bring out two autumn books from girl band Little Mix, winners of the latest... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Like the Austin Independent Business Alliance, begun by Steve Bercu, co-owner of BookPeople, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, many early shop-local initiatives were started to keep Borders out. In Austin, Borders’s attempt to move across the street from Bercu’s store also led... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Google is about to launch ebooks on the Google Play entertainment portal in France, according to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Quarto has appointed Marcus Leaver, previously president of Sterling Publishing in the US, to the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The new study by Book Industry Study Group says ebook consumers are buying more books – both print and electronic – but they’re buying mostly online and via in-app purchasing. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Communications agency Four Communications Group has bought a 60% stake in consultancy Colman... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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International co-edition publisher Quarto has pledged to "redouble" its efforts to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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According to Bowker, it’s largely folks between the ages of 30 and 44, and with a household income of between $50,000 and $75,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Collins has bought a book about forgiveness co-authored by South African churchman Desmond Tutu... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Orlando Whitfield, assistant editor at Atlantic Books, has acquired Autumn in the Heavenly... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Penguin has acquired a title written by solar physicist Doctor Lucie Green, which looks at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster has signed another two as-yet-untitled novels by The Bellwether Revivals... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Quadrille has acquired a title by TV chef and owner of London restaurant The Star of India Reza... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Century has acquired two novels in a new procedural crime series by author Ed Chatterton,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Quercus has bought three books by Katie Piper, who survived a rape and acid attack in 2008 and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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