The slumping stock market has led Scholastic to cancel its “Dutch auction” in which it planned to buy up to $200 million of its common stock from shareholders. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has posted the winning bid to acquire the book publishing assets of F+W Media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Citing issues in its book fair and book club businesses in the fourth quarter ended May 31, 2019, Scholastic said it expects sales and earnings for fiscal 2019 to be below previous forecasts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is moving to a simpler online advertising model called “unified auctions,” but its adoption will be anything but simple for the publishers who rely on the internet giant’s technology to manage their ad inventory. In the coming months, Google is aiming to level the playing field for... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-28 07:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic is the latest publisher offering special terms for independent booksellers who want to transition to direct ordering in the wake of the news that Baker & Taylor's is exiting the retail wholesale business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has secured the first book by Northern Irish nature writer and essayist Kerri ní Dochartaigh following a six-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quadrille has scooped F*ck Being Humble, a “clever and timely” guide to self-promotion by Stefanie Sword-Williams in a four-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith will open two stores, in partnership with retailer and publisher That Al Salasil, in the new terminal at Bahrain International Airport. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has joined firms—including Warner Bros—investing in Picturestart, a new media company releasing entertainment that will “discover and celebrate diverse voices”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate has triumphed in an auction for a "breath-taking" debut work of autofiction about one man’s involvement in London gang-life. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Circle Media Group has filed for bankruptcy of its Dutch printing companies, blaming Europe’s “challenging market circumstances” in a “shrinking” print industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has scooped three works by "extraordinary" US writer Bette Howland in a four-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic will this autumn publish a new picture book by the creators of The Wonky Donkey, which hit the bestseller lists after a video of a Scottish grandmother reading the book went viral. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A rare first edition of a "Harry Potter" book featuring a misspelled title fetched about $90,000 at an auction last week, the Independent reported Friday. The copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (published in the U.S. as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"), the first book in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s publisher Scholastic has revealed a median gender pay gap of 8.8%, a fraction up on last year’s 8.5% but still less half the national average of 17.9%. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has reported a revenue rise of 4% year-on-year in its third quarter for the three months to 28th February, increasing from $344.7m (£261.3) to $360.1m (£273m) thanks to its children’s publishing division. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue rose 4% at Scholastic in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 over the comparable period a year ago, but higher costs caused the publisher to say its earnings for the full year will come in at the lower end of its forecast. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has snared a “remarkable” trio of novels by acclaimed Japanese author Mieko Kawakami in a five-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury imprint Raven Books has won a debut crime novel by Nigerian author Femi Kayode following a four-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne has acquired Tim Ellis’ debut novel, winner of the 2017 Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize, in a three-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Consultant neurologist Dr Jules Montague explores “something rotten at the heart of western medicine” in her new book, The Diagnosis Cure, won by Granta at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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