London book fair has shown how upbeat the literary world can be – and how worried our cultural businesses have become at the thought of losing old certaintiesThe mood at this week’s London book fair appeared upbeat, with hotly contested auctions leading to the return of the six-figure publishing deal. Musicians did particularly well, with Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, Suede’s Brett Anderson and drum’n’bass pioneer Goldie leading the way. Rumours of the death of literary fiction appear exaggerated. A collection of short stories, traditionally regarded as commercial suicide, earned Orange prize winner Lionel Shriver a place at the top of the sales league. The razzmatazz of such deals, however, is only part of the story of the modern books industry.Publishing is a commercial enterprise, and like all businesses it thrives in an atmosphere of certainty that ceased to exist the day the UK voted for Brexit. In a heated opening debate on the impact of the decision to leave the European Union, a succession of leading publishers rounded on the prime minister, Theresa May, for “playing with people’s lives” in her negotiations. The government emissary parried criticism by insisting that ministers were “at the fat end of the funnel”, sucking up information from businesses to understand how best to represent them. The information came fast and furiously, with much of the concern about freedom of movement. We have heard a lot about the fears of the university sector about the drain on research... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Wolters Kluwer is a Dutch global information service company that provides information, software, and services to the legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and healthcare markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In December 2010, China Education Publishing & Media Group (China Education) was formed as a strategic merger to reshape educational publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Belgium-French group Media Participations is the largest comic book publisher in Europe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Shogakukan was founded by Takeo Oga, grandfather of today’s president Masahiro Oga, on August 8,1922. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The changing nature of the worldwide book industry is sharply demonstrated in the upper echelons of the 2015 edition of the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry: for the first time, publishing houses from outside Europe and North America have cracked the top 10. Both the groups—Phoenix... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Olma Media Group is one of the most rapidly expanding publishing houses in Russia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Gallimard has been home to many of the most prestigious writers in French literature throughout the 20th century, including Marcel Proust, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, and 2008 Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp., a global media and information services company that covers news and information services, cable network programming, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV distribution. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Sanoma is comprised of Consumer Media and Learning, a consolidation that took effect on January 1, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Italy’s De Agostini S.p.A. is a family-owned international group, founded in 1901 and controlled by B&D Holding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Hachette Livre is the world’s third-largest trade book publisher for the general public and educational markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Franz Cornelsen is one of Germany’s largest publishers and providers of learning services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Penguin Random House is the world’s leading trade book publisher, comprised of nearly 250 imprints and brands on five continents, with more than 15,000 new titles and 800 million print, audio and ebooks sold annually. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The growing complexity of international book publishing is reflected in this year’s ranking of the world’s largest publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Bonnier Group is a family-owned international media group based in Sweden with a presence in the U.S., Germany, the U.K. Eastern Europe, and elsewhere. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is a global educational publishing and technology company that reaches more than 50 million students in the U.S. and 150 other countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC (MHGE) is a learning science company focused on higher education, professional learning and information tools and services in digital, print, and hybrid formats for the US and international markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Cengage Learning is a leading educational content, technology and services company for the higher education and K–12, professional and library markets worldwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Bungei Shunjū Ltd. was established in 1923 by the best selling writer Kan Kikuchi. The Japanese company publishes 400 fiction and nonfiction books and ten cultural magazines including the leading monthly magazine Bungei Shunjū. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Pearson is the world’s leading education company, with 40,000 employees in more than 70 countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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