Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 08/02/2011 - 09:10 W H Smith has acquired 22 stores previously run by British Bookshops and Stationers in a £1m deal. The bookshops will continue to trade under BB&S until a "phased takeover" begins later this month in stores in Teddington and Southwick. Staff at the saved stores will keep their jobs. The South England-based chain went into administration in January, making 40 head office staff redundant Since then, the stores have offered heavy discounts to customers in order to clear stock. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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ReedPOP, which organizes the New York Comic Con, has acquired Emerald City Comicon, a fast growing pop culture convention based in Seattle, Washington. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The University of British Columbia Library has acquired two rare, 19th-century novels that scholars believe may have been written by Oscar Wilde. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Buzzfeed, HuffPo, Mashable and Vice have all set up in the U.K. Agencies weigh in on their collective impact. The post Why British publishers don’t sweat new US competition appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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Egmont has acquired Mel Foster and the Demon Butler, a middle grade adventure story set in Victorian London, by Julia Golding. Fiction publisher Stella Paskins acquired the world English rights from Caroline Walsh at David Higham Associates. The book, which is about an orphan who takes on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Officials in Birmingham are hoping that a deal with the British Library could help protect the flagship Library of Birmingham from cuts. According to a report in the Birmingham Post, the council is initiating talks which could see the Library of Birmingham become a regional centre for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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For the nine week period ended January 3, 2015, sales through Barnes & Noble's retail physical stores plus BN.com rose 0.2%, hitting $1.1 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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With $22 million in new funding, Scribd will boost its ebook subscription business by acquiring new content, and growing internationally. The post Scribd Raises $22 Million to Bolster Ebook Subscription Biz appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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In a major acquisition in the comics marketplace, IDW Publishing has acquired Top Shelf Productions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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E-book subscription service Scribd has secured $22 million in financing led by Khosla Ventures and including new funds from existing investors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Independent Pinter & Martin has made a full acquisition of yoga book publisher YogaWords for an undisclosed sum. YogaWords, which was established in 2008 by online yoga shop Yogamatters in partnership with Pinter & Martin, will become wholly-owned by the latter on 1st January 2015. As... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Booksellers have reported positive sales going into the final week of the Christmas rush, with Chris Hadfield’s You Are Here (Macmillan) breaking through as a last-minute favourite. However the leading celebrity memoirs are not racking up individual totals as substantial as they did last year,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Penguin has acquired the publishing rights to "Hey Duggee", a new pre-school children’s TV programme created by Studio AKA for Cbeebies and BBC Worldwide. The TV showis set at a children's playgroup called the Squirrel Club and is run by a big friendly dog called Duggee, who teaches children... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Scarletta to become Mighty Media Press and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Pushkin Press is set to publish three books in the YA series Red Abbey Chronicles by Finnish writer Maria Turtschaninoff. Pushkin acquired the world English rights to Maresi and two subsequent books, from Elina Ahlback at the Ahlback Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Anderson’s Bookshops, PW's 2011 bookstore of the year, is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a bookstore in its original location by expanding into another Chicagoland suburb. The mini chain will open its newest store in La Grange, in April. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Books by John Green and Michael Lewis were the most-downloaded paid titles in the iBooks store this year. James Patterson topped the free download list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Faber Children’s has acquired the world rights to a 2016 diary from Louise Pentland, best known for her fashion and lifestyle channel ‘Sprinkle of Glitter’ on YouTube. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Google Play Store is joining in on the cyber week sale madness, offering some tempting deals on a variety of digital content.Click over to the Play Store to scroll through everything that is up for grabs. Some of the best deals are on entertainment, with Academy Award winner Her available... Continue reading at PC World
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Orchard Books has acquired Thirteen Days of Midnight by debut YA author Leo Hunt. The book is about a boy called Luke Manchett who, when his father dies, acquires $6m and a collection of ghosts. The eight spirits want revenge for their enslavement by Manchett senior and Luke has just 13 days to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Harlequin’s Mira imprint has acquired three novels in the Daisy's War trilogy, set against the backdrop of World War II. The saga, by Merryn Allingham, charts the fortunes of working class Londoner Daisy Driscoll during the 1939-45 war period. Commissioning editor Sally Williamson bought world... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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