Ziff Davis valuation is way up in the clouds. The tech-centric publisher has been sold to j2 Global, Inc., a business cloud services company, for $167 million, the companies announced today. The cash purchase is expected to yield j2 $60 million in 2013 revenues, said officials. Formerly a print powerhouse, Ziff Davis had reinvented itself in recent years as a digital publisher/e-commerce-oriented brand. As recently as 2008, Ziff still published PC Magazine in print. But after shutting down that magazine, Ziff found itself buried under heavy debt. In 2010, former Time Inc. executive Vivek Shah, with help from investment firm Great Hill Partners, purchased Ziff Davis for an undisclosed amount. Ziff is still focused on publishing; the company’s assets include PCMag.com, ComputerShopper, ExtremeTech, Toolbox.com and Geek.com. But CEO Shah has looked to reorient the company into a publisher that helps advertisers connect with customers, and preferably sell products. During Shah's tenure, Ziff rolled out BuyerBase, a tech targeting audience network, while acquiring the shopping site LogicBuy and the IT-driven lead generation company Focus Research. J2 said it plans to continue to operate Ziff Davis as a stand-alone company. The firm is not a stranger to the ad world. J2 currently sells and manages digital advertising via services like eFax Free and Campaigner. This acquisition brings scale to this effort with a top leadership team deeply committed to building the business... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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Zhejiang Publishing United Group is a state-owned publishing group under the Zhejiang Provincial Government, established in 2000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Hachette Livre is the world’s third-largest trade book publisher for the general public and educational markets, and it is the largest publisher in France. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Bungei Shunjū Ltd. was established in 1923 by the bestselling writer Kan Kikuchi. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Woongjin ThinkBig was established in 1980 as Woongjin Publications and focuses on educational materials for people of all ages, including study books, complete collections, single works, after-school learning materials, textbooks and online content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Italy’s De Agostini S.p.A. is a family-owned international group, founded in 1901 and controlled by B&D Holding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Klett Group is Germany’s leading private provider of educational and continued education services, with 59 subsidiaries at 34 locations in 14 countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Olma Media Group is one of the most rapidly expanding publishing houses in Russia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1909 as a spin-off of the Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai (Greater Japan Oratorical Society). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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China Education Publishing & Media Group (China Education) was formed in December 2010 as a strategic merger to reshape educational publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is a global educational publishing and technology company that reaches more than 50 million students in the U.S. and 150 other countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Kadokawa Group is working to move beyond its existing publishing business to expand in film and web video projects and mobile apps, as well as develop business overseas with an emphasis on Asia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Penguin Random House is the world’s leading trade book publisher, comprised of nearly 250 imprints and brands on five continents, with more than 15,000 new titles and 800 million print, audio and ebooks sold annually. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Founded in 2002, China Publishing Group Corporation (CPG) is one of China’s largest trade and professional publishing groups. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Wiley was founded in 1807 and competes in three markets represented by its core divisions of Research, Professional Development, and Education. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Jeff Kinney’s global tour to promote the release of book 11 in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (Puffin) will kick off on 1st November and will include more than 20 stops on three continents. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Chief executives from leading publishing houses around the world, including Markus Dohle of Penguin Random House, Carolyn Reidy of Simon & Schuster and Arnaud Nourry of Hachette Livre, have said they are "deeply concerned" about the closure of 29 publishing houses in Turkey and called on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has bought Gawker Media in an auction for $135 million. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the deal had not been formally announced. The online gossip and news publisher was put on the block in the... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Little, Brown) has once again taken the Official Top 50 number one spot, with 168,389 copies sold for £1.86m in its second week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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