Vivendi has denied a report that it plans to sell off Editis, France’s second largest book publisher, after it takes over Lagardère, owner of market leader Hachette Livre, French trade magazine Livres Hebdo has reported. The newsletter La Lettre A reported on Wednesday (22nd December) that Vivendi boss Vincent Bolloré planned to sell Editis to Spanish group Prisa. Its chairman is Joseph Oughourlian, who founded investment fund Amber Capital that sold its stake in Lagardère to Vivendi. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Matthew Syed's follow-up to his Nibbie award-winning book You Are Awesome has been snapped up by Hachette Children's Group imprint Wren & Rook. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-21 11:22:40 UTC ]
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A production of Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees’s Giraffes Can’t Dance (Orchard) is coming to the stage this Christmas, in association with Hachette Children’s Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 10:00:57 UTC ]
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Hachette UK, Pan Mac and PRH are supporting a free careers fair for those aged 16 to 25 who may not have considered entering publishing before. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 05:26:22 UTC ]
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Hachette has announced seven people are leaving its HR department to be replaced by new appointments, mainly from outside the publishing world, in a major shake-up. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hachette UK’s c.o.o. Chris Emerson has resigned and left the company, it has been announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Rikin Parekh has signed his first author-illustrator deal with Hachette Children’s Group (HCG). Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hachette has paid tribute to its “incredibly charming and generous” international sales executive Melvyn Munyua, who has died in a drowning accident. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 07:22:33 UTC ]
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Books are generally presented as the work of one person, but almost 60 others worked on mine. But will readers care enough to read about them?We writers lead a necessarily solitary life – at least, that’s what we like to think. Though the act of writing can involve lots of lonesome glaring at an... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-07-19 06:01:08 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_161791" align="alignright" width="150"] Carol Smith[/caption] Carol Smith was promoted to SVP and publishing director of Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Marie Claire, succeeding SVP, publishing director and CRO Kevin O’Malley, who is retiring. Smith most recently served as the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-11 16:33:55 UTC ]
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It's the battle of the summer parties in this week's pictures round-up, while Hachette holds its inaugural Pride in Writing event. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 23:30:57 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's Group has snapped up rights to a graphic novel adaptation of Laurie Halse Anderson's critically acclaimed Speak, about a high school sexual assault. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-24 00:08:47 UTC ]
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Egmont rights director Tracy Phillips is moving to Hachette Children's Group (HCG) to replace Andrew Sharp, who is leaving publishing to train as a teacher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Among the week's headlines: the 2019 ALA Annual Conference kicks off in Washington DC; Librarians cry foul over Hachette's new digital terms for libraries; and the DPLA wins a major grant. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired a magical middle-grade fantasy series by debut author L D Lapinski. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired four middle-grade novels from Kiran Millwood Hargrave for a six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 16:26:13 UTC ]
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Rakuten Kobo has partnered with D&R, Turkey’s largest book and media retailer, to sell ebooks and devices to Turkish readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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New Zealand is taking centre stage at the world's largest book and content fair in Frankfurt as this year's guest of honour. Continue reading at Stuff
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