Future plc has reached an agreement to acquire U.S.-based rival Purch's consumer-facing brands, as well as its RAMP ad tech platform, for $132.5 million (£102 million), significantly expanding the London-based technology publisher's already growing North American footprint. Under the terms of the deal, expected to close in August, assets including Tom's Guide, Tom's Hardware, Live Science and Space.com, among other digital media brands—as well as Purch's multimillion-dollar ad tech licensing business—will join Future's U.S. portfolio, alongside consumer-facing brands such as PC Gamer and MacLife, and NewBay Media, which Future acquired in April for $13.8 million. "The two businesses share similar cultures," said Future CEO Zillah Byng-Thorne in a statement. "We both share our audiences' passion, we're data-driven, ambitious, and both have an innovative mindset. From day one, Future will be number-one in the U.S. consumer technology sector, and beyond this we see clear opportunities for combined growth." Not included in the sale to Future U.S. is Purch's small business-focused b2b unit, a portfolio whose properties include Business.com and Business News Daily as well as the online platform BuyerZone. That unit, which itself has expanded substantially in recent years under SVP and GM Aaron Bailey, will be rebranded as Business.com after the acquisition closes. "Our focus on content and commerce and the development of proprietary monetization technology enabled us to build a... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook rights to works of Joan Didion, Joyce Carol Oates, and Philip Pullman go to Open Road, while Germany's De Gruyter ups its ante in Open Access. The post International Notes: Open Road Acquires Iconic UK and US Titles; Germany’s De Gruyter Reorganizes Open Access appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sceptre has acquired a book by Central St. Martins lecturer and artist Rod Judkins described as "future-proofing for thinkers". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week we interviewed Benedetta Costantini, Uk sales executive at Michael o’Mara Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London-based Quarto Group's US operations expand with an acquisition in Bellvue, Washington, projecting a 30-percent rise in children's publishing revenues. The post UK’s Quarto USA Division Acquires McEvoy’s Becker & Mayer appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Verizon is reportedly nearing a deal to purchase Yahoo for close to $5 billion, bringing to an end a months-long bidding process for a now-ailing company that was once an Internet trailblazer. The sale is still being deliberated, but could be announced early next week, according to Bloomberg.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Square Peg has acquired 70s Dinner Party by Anna Pallai, a book that "applauds" all that is wonderfully "downright naff" in retro 70s dining, following a five-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Murder mystery The Book of Mirrors, snapped up by publishers in 18 countries, is expected to make Eugene Chirovici a seven-figure sumHe came to live in Britain only three years ago, now Eugene Chirovici’s first attempt at writing a novel in English has become a global publishing phenomenon.The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role My job title is picture book designer but people outside the industry always think that I must illustrate all the books! Unfortunately I’m not that talented (though I do a mean stick man) so I end up describing my job as being an editor for the illustrators. Working in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booktrack allows publishers to create customizable soundtracks for ebooks, adding music and sound effects that can be synchronized to the users' individual pace of reading. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role I project manage the creation of our audiobooks by a wide range of fiction and non-fiction authors. This involves reading manuscripts and identifying books to record, acquiring audio rights if necessary, casting the right voices to bring stories to life and arranging... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have donated $5 million to help undocumented immigrants attend college, Zuckerberg said in a post on his Facebook page. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic US has acquired a minority stake in Make Believe Ideas (MBI), a UK-based publisher for children aged 0-5, for an undisclosed sum. The companies will showcase a co-branded series – Early Learners ages 0-5 – at the Bologna Book Fair next week and a global English language release is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K. publishers are employing a number of tactics to garner Facebook traffic. Digiday spoke to five of the UK publishers in the top 10 to receive traffic from the social network -- and learned a few tricks. Having engineered its sites for mobile -- and consequently, social -- six of Trinity... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPS North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delhi-based MPS Limited, has completed the acquisition of EPS (Electronic Publishing Services). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher of the "Curious George" children's books expanded its presence in the fast-growing early-childhood education market with the acquisition of Cockeysville-based children's learning website Curiosityville. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2014-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 fifteen, a premier supplier of consulting services and cloud-based software solutions designed for newspaper and magazine publishers, has appointed Bluefin Technology Partners, a leading provider of online classifieds and self-service advertising s ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flipboard, an app that displays digital media in magazine-like form on tablets, is acquiring one of its smaller competitors, Zite, for a reported $60 million.As part of the deal, Flipboard will get direct access to all CNN content, including video, as well as CNN personalities like Fareed... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In what could be the biggest variation on crowdfunding, San Francisco Patreon has raised $2.1 million in funding for its subscription-based system. Patreon allows fans to pledge recurring payments to a creator rather than provide one-off support to a single project. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NWay, the two-year-old gaming startup behind the Facebook game Chrono Blade, has raised a $5 million Series A round. Co-founder and CEO Taehoon Kim said TransLink Capital, which led the round, is well connected in Asia and that the action RPG has generated interest from Asian publishers. The... Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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