Vivendi’s Purchase of Lagardère Heads to Completion

The French media company has received approval to acquire Lagardère following Vivendi's agreement to sell its existing book publisher, Editis. Lagardère is the parent company of Hachette Livre, whose subsidiaries include Hachette Book Group. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Berlin,’ Jason Lutes’s Epic Graphic Novel, Is Complete

PW talks to Jason Lutes about the creation of 'Berlin,' an epic historical graphic novel set during the rise of the Nazis party in 1920s Berlin, a book he has worked on for more than two decades. 'Berlin' will be published by Drawn & Quarterly this month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martin Named to Head BookExpo

Executives at Reed Exhibitions confirmed that senior v-p Ed Several will be leaving the company this fall, and that for the foreseeable future Jenny Martin, event manager for BookExpo and BookCon, will lead both events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Magazine purchased by Salesforce founder Marc Benioff and wife Lynne

Salesforce founder Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne agreed to acquire Time magazine from Meredith for $190 million in cash, joining Jeff Bezos among tech billionaires buying venerable print publications.The move thrusts the brash 53-year-old entrepreneur, who helped lead the shift of software to... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury hires new head of Harry Potter publishing

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has hired Mandy Archer to head up its Harry Potter publishing team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ovenden moves to LKP as head of UK sales

Madeleine Ovenden, previously of Michael O’Mara, has been appointed head of UK sales for Laurence King Publishing (LKP). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Atkinson | 'I just could not write absolutely, completely seriously'

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, the bestelling novelist’s latest work grapples with the elusive nature of ‘truth’. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Studios removes Heather Schuster as head of alternative programming

In yet another shake-up at Amazon Studios, the head of unscripted television, Heather Schuster, has been forced out as the company continues to retool its management team. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed Monday night that Schuster was no longer employed by the Culver City studio. No reason was... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a ‘Steady’ First Half, BookNet Canada Sees Audiobook Purchases 4 Percent Up

As the Association of American Publishers' StatShot Annual is citing, BookNet Canada's English-language market sees online retail edging up on physical-store retail, though print is flat in the first six months of 2018. The post In a ‘Steady’ First Half, BookNet Canada Sees Audiobook Purchases 4... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vivendi in negotiations to buy Editis

French media, content and communications group Vivendi has begun exclusive negotiations to buy Editis, France's second largest book publisher, from Grupo Planeta of Spain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anne Ishii to Head Philly’s Nonprofit Asian Arts Initiative

Anne Ishii, editor/translator and cofounder of queer/feminist publisher and lifestyle brand Massive, has been tapped to head the Philadelphia-based Asian Arts Initiative, a 25-year-old urban nonprofit arts center. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reidy supports CBS head Moonves following sexual misconduct allegations

Simon & Schuster US president and c.e.o. Carolyn Reidy has spoken out in support of CBS head Leslie Moonves, following multiple allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ferey joins Johnson & Alcock as head of Foreign Rights

Johnson & Alcock has hired a head of foreign rights, Hélène Ferey, who joins from A M Heath in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retail Pressures: Ukraine’s Open-Air Bookselling Marketplaces Appear Headed for Closure

As Ukraine's bookselling prospects improve, the loss of the country's open-air market book stalls may mean more challenges for the book business. The post Retail Pressures: Ukraine’s Open-Air Bookselling Marketplaces Appear Headed for Closure appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Honeyman heads the half-year pack as print market inches up once again

Solid but unspectacular growth in print value and volume has been posted through Nielsen BookScan in the first half of 2018, with range the key in the absence of a breakout trend. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Order to Understand Sociopaths, I Got Inside One’s Head

Carola Lovering, author of "Tell Me Lies," on how writing her debut novel allowed her to inhabit the mind of a sociopath. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson hires head of artificial intelligence

Pearson is concentrating efforts in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) and has hired a former Intel executive, Milena Marinova, to be its senior vice president for AI products and solutions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mascull completes Lafaye's novella after her death

Historical novelist Rebecca Mascull has completed Vanessa Lafaye’s manuscript following the author’s death, HarperCollins has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Group C Acquires Three More Titles; Grand View Media’s Breakup Nears Completion

After 21 years, Alabama-based Grand View Media appears to be exiting the publishing business. Group C Media—the New Jersey-based publisher of Business Facilities and Facility Executive magazines—announced last week its acquisition of Turf, Turf Design Build, and Tree Services magazines from... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head signs 'Freakonomics-style' peer-reviews exposé

The Bodley Head has signed a book that exposes the "bias, hype, incompetence and fraud" in the peer-reviewed world by Dr Stuart Ritchie following a four-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Eleanor Oliphant is no longer Completely Fine

And with that, the Honeyman is over. Peter James’ Dead If You Don’t has ended Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’s record run in the Weekly E-Ranking number one spot, becoming the first new number one in the ebook chart since the second week of February. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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