SuperAwesome acquires PopJam

Digital platform SuperAwesome has acquired PopJam, a social network for children, from Mind Candy, for an undisclosed sum. PopJam is a mobile-only social platform where children can share content, often pictures, and take part in games and competitions. It also features book excerpts provided by Puffin, after Puffin signed a content-sharing deal with creator Mind Candy last year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent book publisher Rowman & Littlefield has acquired the publishing imprints of Finney Company, a 73 year-old publishing house based just outside Minneapolis, Minn. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Short Books acquires Taylor's guide to 'reversing Type 2 Diabetes'

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