Global e-commerce platform Rakuten, which owns ebook retailer Kobo, completes the acquisition of library digital content vendor OverDrive for $410 million. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Hachette Book Group has completed its acquisition of Black Dog & Leventhal, after signing an agreement in late November 2014 to buy the publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Publishing has completed its purchase of Osprey Publishing for 4.6 million pounds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Here's to local governments waking up to the fact that bookstores and libraries are essential to our way of life,' Patterson said in a statement. 'Here's to media coverage of books, booksellers, and publishers, and to a wiser, more literate America.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten has today (27th October) launched a new UK website selling physical and audiobooks via third party retailers. The Japanese e-commerce company said it plans to “focus on empowering more independent retailers to sell online in the UK.” Rakuten, which also owns Canada-based ebook retailer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has finalized its acquisition of Editora Objetiva in Brazil, first announced in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In another step in the integration of Penguin and Random House, the company has completed the buyout process of eligible members within the PRH sales group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Want to make a digital magazine but Apple's iBook Author app just doesn't offer what you want? Then perhaps Cupertino's latest buy could signal a coming change that'll help you out. The iPhone company has purchased Prss, the digital publishing outfit... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a letter to OverDrive CEO Steve Potash, the ReadersFirst coalition of libraries has protested a change that would require new users of OverDrive’s app to register accounts directly with OverDrive. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the acquisition Harlequin will operate as a standalone subsidiary of HarperCollins Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total revenue at Scholastic rose 2% in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2014, to $1.82 billion, and operating income fell 7% to $63.1 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first half of 2014 was one of the publishing industry’s busiest six-month periods for mergers and acquisitions since the start of the Great Recession. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a delay caused by lawsuits questioning the adequacy of the purchase price, the shareholders of Hastings Entertainment have approved the sale of the retailer to companies owned by Joel Weinshanker. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oculus VR has accused game publisher ZeniMax Media of attempting to cash in on Facebook’s pending acquisition of the wearable virtual reality technology company.In a court filing challenging ZeniMax’s ownership claims in its virtual reality technology, Oculus also cited mail from a former... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost since the death of Perseus Books Group founder Frank Pearl in May 2012, speculation has swirled that the company would be sold. Now, it seems, the rumors have come to fruition, with word leaking that Hachette Book Group has acquired the publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is buying a mDialog, a small player in the digital video ad space to add to the search giant's DoubleClick collection. Canada-based mDialog provides technology to major media companies such as broadcasters, who use it to serve ads against their shows wherever they run digitally—across... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Claire Bord, formerly editorial director at Avon, has joined digital publisher Bookouture as... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smashwords, an ebook self-publishing platform, and digital library vendor OverDrive have reached an agreement to distribute 200,000 ebooks via the OverDrive global network of public libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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XanEdu and SharedBook have completed their merger, previously announced in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive added more than 2,100 libraries to its global network in the first four months of the year, gains that mark its effort to add a wide range of direct-to-consumer services to its offerings. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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