The UK’s Bloomsbury Buys the US-Based Rowman & Littlefield

The acquisition of the American house Rowman & Littlefield, Bloomsbury UK says, will double its academic operations in the States. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Newton: ‘40,000 Academic Titles added to Ours’ n London today (May 29), Bloomsbury Publishing UK has announced its completion of last acquisition of the final academic imprints and associated titles of Rowman & Littlefield, ... The post The UK’s Bloomsbury Buys the US-Based Rowman & Littlefield appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Hachette UK Buys Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Hachette UK has acquired Nicholas Brealey Publishing in a deal that includes the company’s U.S. imprints Davies L. Black and Intercultural Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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MUP buys politics books contracted to Bloomsbury

Manchester University Press (MUP) has acquired 58 titles in politics and sociology which had been scheduled to appear with Bloomsbury. Earlier this year, Bloomsbury Academic announced it would no longer be commissioning books in the fields of politics, international relations or sociology as it... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Scribe UK buys YouTube scientists

Scribe UK has acquired a “quirky and accessible” book about science from the creators of the AsapSCIENCE YouTube channel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury buys book tackling racism 'head on'

Bloomsbury has bought world English rights to a book about racism in the UK by 25-year-old activist and freelance journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge. Commissioning editor Alexa von Hirschberg acquired Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race from Rupert Heath of Rupert Heath Literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Rowman & Littlefield Acquires Gooseberry Patch

Rowman & Littlefield has acquired the assets of Gooseberry Patch, the Columbus, Ohio-based publisher best known for its family-friendly cookbooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomsbury buys Osprey

Bloomsbury has acquired Osprey Publishing Ltd from private equity company Alcuin Capital Partners for £4.6m. Bloomsbury paid £3.2m in cash, and issued shares to the value of £1.4m to make the purchase, and will situate the business within Bloomsbury’s Special Interest Publishing, a part of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Obituary: Former Rowman & Littlefield Publisher Marcus Boggs, 66

Marcus Boggs, former editorial director and publisher at Rowman & Littlefield, passed away on November 1 at his home in The Sea Ranch, Calif. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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How News UK Digs Into Data to Build its Subscriber Base

News UK, the British publishing arm of News Corp, is digging deep into its data to drive readership. To do so, it’s looking outside of the publishing business to maximize the base of digital subscribers for its news properties, wh ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Childs Named Publisher at Rowman & Littlefield

The company has appointed Jim Childs publisher of its trade division, effective October 13. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomsbury buys Pavilion's Conway imprint

Bloomsbury has acquired naval and military history imprint Conway from Pavilion Books. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Rowman & Littlefield Restructures Globe Pequot

Rowman & Littlefield has restructured its Globe Pequot division, integrating most of the backoffice and sales functions and reorganizing the editorial operations. Approximately 28 jobs were eliminated. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Rowman & Littlefield Acquires Globe Pequot Press

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group has acquired Globe Pequot Press from parent company Morris Communications. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomsbury buys Krisp middle-grade series

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired a new series for middle-grade readers from debut... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Rowman & Littlefield Signs Library E-Book Deal

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Bloomsbury buys last three Throne of Glass novels

Bloomsbury has acquired the world rights to the final three titles in Sarah J Maas’ Throne... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Rowman & Littlefield Has Record Year

Sales at academic and professional publisher Rowman & Littlefield rose 8% in 2013, to $51 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomsbury buys New Holland list

Bloomsbury has signed the natural history list from New Holland publishers, a total of more than... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury's Swainson buys 'Turkish Franz Kafka'

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Gadsby to head Rowman & Littlefield International

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