Waterstones formally completes Foyles purchase

Waterstones has confirmed that it has completed the acquistion of Foyles, announced in September. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Jennifer Grey Opens Up On Nose Job That Made Her ‘Completely Invisible’

“In the world's eyes, I was no longer me,” the “Dirty Dancing” star said of life after her rhinoplasty. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2022-04-19 00:17:04 UTC ]
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Hannah Gold’s The Last Bear wins Waterstones children’s book prize

‘Triumphant debut’ with environmental theme, illustrated by Levi Pinfold, is awarded £5,000 prize by the chain’s booksellersA timely adventure story that tackles environmental themes has been named winner of this year’s Waterstones children’s book prize.The Last Bear by Hannah Gold, illustrated... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-03-31 19:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K. Waterstones Buys Blackwell's

Waterstones, the U.K. bookstore chain owned and overseen by the same team—Elliott Advisors and James Daunt—that runs Barnes & Noble has acquired Blackwell's that operates 18 U.K. bookstores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones apologises after award-winning author Owusu asked for ID

Waterstones has apologised and said it is "deeply embarrassed" after award-winning author Derek Owusu was asked for ID in a London branch when he offered to sign copies of his books.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-16 01:22:08 UTC ]
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The Best Completed Manga Series to Read From Start to Finish

Manga is filled with many ongoing titles, but what if you want to read something that’s finished? Here are the best completed manga series, including Haikyu! by Haruichi Furudate. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-01-04 11:32:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins apologizes to Russian billionaire over book claiming Putin ordered Chelsea soccer team purchase

“Putin’s People” author Catherine Belton said the claim on Roman Abramovich’s acquisition of Chelsea “has not been admitted to be false.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-23 08:51:35 UTC ]
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Waterstones buyers herald 'bumper year' and look forward to healthy 2022

Waterstones buyers have heralded 2021 as a "bumper year" for publishing and are looking forward a "healthy 2022". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-23 01:27:33 UTC ]
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Waterstones partners with Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award

Waterstones is partnering with the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award to celebrate the best emerging talent in the UK and Ireland, hosting exclusive accompanying content across all its channels.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 08:28:44 UTC ]
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PRH Fires Back at the DoJ's Effort to Stop Its S&S Purchase

Penguin Random House is disputing the U.S. Department of Justice's main argument in the government's lawsuit to block PRH’s acquisition of S&S, namely that the merger would lead to "substantial harm to authors of anticipated top-selling books and ultimately, consumers.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Criteo is purchasing the best-kept secret in digital media for $380 million

Criteo announced plans to buy IPONWEB, a deal that could prove critical to its intended pivot from ad retargeting to retail media. The post Why Criteo is purchasing the best-kept secret in digital media for $380 million appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2021-12-10 10:02:00 UTC ]
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Sellars' zombie-infested Waterstones novel snared by Northodox

Mike Sellars’ horror novel, featuring a zombie-infested Waterstones store, has gone to northern independent press Northodox.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 08:34:19 UTC ]
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Waterstones 'in very good shape' for Christmas, says Daunt

Waterstones m.d James Daunt says the retailer is in "very good shape" heading towards Christmas, despite issues with the global supply chain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-07 01:00:41 UTC ]
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Clarivate Completes ProQuest Acquisition

London-based Clarivate has completed its $5.3 billion purchase of ProQuest in a deal that creates a powerhouse in the library and information publishing market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins completes acquisition of Pavilion Books

HarperCollins has completed its acquisition of Pavilion Books, finalising a deal it announced in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 17:04:04 UTC ]
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John Murray partners with Waterstones for Billy Connolly 'fan-led' event

John Murray Press is partnering with Waterstones to host a one-off Facebook Live “fan-led” event with Billy Connolly in December.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 07:12:58 UTC ]
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HMH Purchase Boosts HarperCollins Results

A $50 million contribution from its purchase of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt trade division and higher backlist sales were two of the key drivers in increasing sales at HarperCollins by 19%, and profits by 20%, in the quarter ended August 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ishiguro, Rashford and McCartney make Waterstones Book of the Year shortlist

Kazuo Ishiguro, Marcus Rashford and Paul McCartney are among the authors whose titles are shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-27 07:08:08 UTC ]
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Grohl strolls to Foyles ahead of memoir release

Dave Grohl has visited London to promote his memoir, The Storyteller, (Simon & Schuster) ahead of its publication on 5th October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-01 02:55:46 UTC ]
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Germany’s De Gruyter Completes Archive Digitization: 53,000 Titles

Four publishing houses were merged by Walter De Gruyter in 1923. The new digitization brought 10,000 out-of-print titles back into availability. The post Germany’s De Gruyter Completes Archive Digitization: 53,000 Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-28 16:29:01 UTC ]
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New Rooney is already 2021’s bestselling hardback novel, says Waterstones

Sally Rooney’s latest novel Beautiful World, Where Are You (Faber) is already the biggest-selling hardback fiction title of 2021 at Waterstones after just three days on sale, the chain's m.d. James Daunt has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 14:57:27 UTC ]
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