Bertrams’ parent company Smiths News has bought Dutch-based academic books supplier... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Audiobook giant RBmedia has acquired leading German publisher ABOD and is making it's first foray into the German-language market under the new brand RBmedia Verlag. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-05 13:45:12 UTC ]
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Redu, Belgium, was for decades a destination for book lovers. But now more than half of its bookstores have closed. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-26 14:43:23 UTC ]
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The owners of Welsh independent bookshop Book-ish are celebrating after completing the purchase of their premises with help from a crowdfunder backed by the trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-23 07:20:40 UTC ]
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Alden Global Capital hedge fund, owner of the Chicago Tribune, stepped up its attempts to buy Lee Enterprises this week, filing a lawsuit that accuses its board of denying shareholders of the newspaper publisher a voice in the matter. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2021-12-16 17:02:32 UTC ]
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U.K-based Bloomsbury Publishing has expanded its presence in the U.S. with the acquisition of the academic and reference publisher ABC-CLIO for a purchase price of $22.3 million. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, ABC-CLIO had sales of $14.7 million in 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly a week after Lee Enterprises rejected Alden Global Capital’s attempt to buy the newspaper publisher, the hedge fund responded Wednesday with a lawsuit accusing Lee’s board of improperly denying shareholders the chance to have a say on the offer Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2021-12-15 23:34:05 UTC ]
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Adam Strange has joined Gleam Futures as head of publishing while Oscar Janson-Smith has been appointed as literary agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 14:45:09 UTC ]
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Sometimes stars elevate their works beyond the printed page. Here are three great examples. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-15 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The board of Lee Enterprises voted 8-0 against an unsolicited offer by the hedge fund that valued the newspaper chain at $141 million. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-12-09 20:44:02 UTC ]
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A newly formed investor group led by David Steinberger has acquired Open Road Integrated Media for a purchase price reported to be between $60 million and $80 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Teacher Created Materials has acquired Minneapolis-based Free Spirit Publishing for an undisclosed price. The purchase involves about 300 titles, most focused on social and emotional learning for young people. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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News for Frankenstein fans, or just fans of the monster: according to Mansion Global, a two-bedroom Bloomsbury apartment at the address of Mary Shelley’s former home is on the market for $1.36 million. If you saved $1.17 million from not buying the first edition of Frankenstein that went up for... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-01 18:01:36 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has bought John Catt Educational for an undisclosed sum in a deal that sees it become part of Hodder Education Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 16:03:02 UTC ]
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Going to bookstores and libraries as a bookworm offer important experiences, but what buying books in an airport can offer may surprise you. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-11-23 11:36:00 UTC ]
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“Our Journey Together" promises to capture “the greatness" of the Trump White House, but critics aren't convinced. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2021-11-20 12:07:31 UTC ]
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His books were full of lovers, dysfunctional families, pirates and hunters, and set in locations from ancient Egypt to colonial Africa. They sold in the millions. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-11-19 23:10:00 UTC ]
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His novels — filled with bloodshed and bodice ripping — sold more than 140 million copies. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-16 01:36:30 UTC ]
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Bestselling novelist Wilbur Smith has died unexpectedly at his Cape Town home, aged 88. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-14 09:10:11 UTC ]
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Storytel, the international audiobook streaming company, is buying Audiobooks.com from KKR, owner of RBMedia, for an undisclosed amount. This marks the fast-growing company's entry into the English-language audiobook market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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