U.K. Investment Group Acquires Barnes & Noble for $683 Million

It's a new--wait for it--chapter for bookseller Barnes & Noble, which will be acquired by U.K. investment firm Elliott Advisors in an all-cash deal worth $683 million. Barnes & Noble joins a portfolio that also includes U.K. bookseller Waterstones, which Elliott acquired in June 2018. The brands will operate independently, but Waterstones CEO James Daunt... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2019-06-07 20:03:20 UTC ]
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Vaizey praises library campaign groups in speech

In a speech given at the launch of the Society of Chief Librarians' (SCL) Universal Learning Offer, culture minister Ed Vaizey highlighted the "valuable" role libraries play and praised the commitment of the “remarkable” number of campaign groups fighting to keep them open. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH acquires Livia's Kitchen in sweet deal

Penguin Random House has acquired Livia’s Kitchen, a new cookery book by London-based wellness entrepreneur Olivia Wollenberg containing recipes made entirely from natural ingredients. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SWNS moves into London by acquiring yet another news agency

Company reports that it is enjoying ‘phenomenal growth in a difficult market’Last week, we had consolidation by regional newspaper publishers. Now comes news of consolidation among regional news agencies. The expansionist Bristol-based SWNS has acquired National News in London, adding it to the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Q3 Down at HMH Trade Group

Sales at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade publishing division fell 7% in the third quarter ended September 30, 2015 and net income dropped to $164,000 from $3.5 million in the third quarter of 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tribune Offers $3 Million to Fund Freedom Bankruptcy Case

Tribune Publishing Co., the owners of the Los Angeles Times, offered $3 million to fund Freedom Communication Inc.’s bankruptcy case during the newspaper publisher’s first bankruptcy hearing Wednesday.   A lawyer for the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbit acquires two Jason Arnopp thrillers at auction

Orbit UK is publishing a thriller about the untimely demise of a social media star.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Acquires First Book By Pope Francis

'The Name of God Is Mercy: A Conversation with Andrea Tornielli' will be published in January 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate acquires Jules Evans title

Canongate has acquired a new non-fiction title on "ecstatic experience", The Art of Losing Control, by writer and philosopher Jules Evans. In The Art of Losing Control, Evans argues that there are ways of letting down our guard and opening ourselves to "ecstatic experiences". The book balances... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing's grails and our unholy searches: Emma Barnes

'Tis but a scratch, of course. Still, writes Bibliolcloud and Snowbooks' Emma Barnes, certain problems in publishing begin to appear Grail-shaped to us. She's talking about such issues as accurate sales forecasting, reconciling statutory and management accounts, and knowing how profitable... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black & White acquires two psychological thrillers

Black & White Publishing has acquired two psychological thrillers set in a "claustrophobic, close-knit community full of secrets and lies" by crime author SJI Holliday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Combines Groups to Create New Learning Division

In the latest evolution of Macmillan’s education business, the company is combining its Higher Education and New Ventures units to create a new division known as Macmillan Learning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milkweed Editions Raises $1.5 Million For Its 35th Anniversary

Milkweed Editions is celebrating its 35th anniversary by completing a highly successful fund-raising effort. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate acquires David Lynch book

Canongate Books has acquired Life & Work, a collaboration between director David Lynch and journalist Kristine McKenna. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Commits $10 Million to Translations, Prompting Questions

As Amazon invests $10 million its translation project, Susan Bernofsky ask if Amazon is turning translation into a 'glorified form of self-publishing.' The post Amazon Commits $10 Million to Translations, Prompting Questions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Active Interest Media Acquires August Home Publishing

With transaction, AIM adds a sixth division called Creative Home Arts. The post Active Interest Media Acquires August Home Publishing appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Frankfurt: AmazonCrossing's new $10 million translation bid

Meet Sarah Jane Gunter today, Wednesday, 3 p.m. Frankfurt Book Fair In a move that answers a constant question both from independent authors and from publishers, AmazonCrossing has announced that it now is accepting submissions.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Post Co. Sells Newspapers to Adams Publishing Group LLC

The Post Co. which includes the daily Idaho Falls Post Register and three weekly newspapers in Shelley, Challis, and Rigby, Idaho will be sold by the Brady family to Adams Publishing Group LLC, according to John Cribb, Cribb Greene & Cope who rep ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic Novel Sales Hit $460 Million in 2014

Graphic novel sales hit a high of $460 million in 2014, and remain strong this year, even as comics periodical sales have hit a soft patch. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett gets even bigger by acquiring 34 more US newspapers

Publisher pulls off its first major deal since it was spun off from its TV divisionThere are signs of a new round of consolidation in the US newspaper market with Gannett’s acquisition of the Journal Media Group for $280m (£183m).It adds the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel plus 16 other daily papers... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kudos acquires TV rights to Faber's Viral

Kudos has acquired television rights to "break-out" thriller Viral by Helen FitzGerald, after a "hotly" contested auction. The book is about mothers, daughters and a viral sex tape, and tells the story of one mother’s quest for truth and vengeance following the online shaming of her... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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