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Hachette Agrees to Buy Perseus Publishing Business
The Hachette Book Group has signed a binding agreement to acquire the nine publishing imprints of Perseus Books Group and talks are continuing to sell Perseus's distribution division.
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Quarto Buys Harvard Common Press
Quarto Publishing Group USA, has acquired the Harvard Common Press, an independent publisher primarily focused on cooking and childcare.
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Turner Publishing Buys Basic Health Publications
The deal, which closed December 31, will see Turner get the publishing rights, inventory and related assets to about 280 titles.
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Rowman & Littlefield Buys Stackpole Books
Rowman & Littlefield has acquired Stackpole Books, the 85 year-old publisher of military and nature books.
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Ingram Buys Direct Sales Company Aer.io
The Ingram Content Group has acquired Aer.io, a service that allows publishers, retailers and authors to sell and fulfill print and digital books directly to readers via their websites, blogs and social networks.
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Books-A-Million Goes Private
Books-A-Million has officially completed the purchase of the retailer by executive chairman Clyde Anderson and members of the Anderson family.
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Shareholders Back Anderson Offer for Books-A-Million
At a special meeting held Tuesday afternoon, shareholders of Books-A-Million voted overwhelmingly to accept the $3.25 per share offer from the Anderson family to buy all the shares in the retailer that they didn’t already own.
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'The Nation' In Deal with I.B. Tauris
U.K.-based independent publisher I.B. Tauris has struck a deal with 'The Nation' magazine to publish two books next year that examine hot topics tied to the presidential election.
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New Owner for Candlemark & Gleam
The speculative fiction press Candlemark & Gleam has been acquired by writer, editor and scientist Athena Andreadis.
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Advisory Firm Backs Bid for Books-A-Million
Ahead of a December 8 vote on the proposal by the Anderson family to take Books-A-Million private, an advisory firm recommended that shareholders vote for the offer.
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New Investors for Quarto
The Quarto Group announced this morning that Harwood Capital and Wellcome Trust have sold their shares in the company.
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HarperCollins Buys E-Book Deal Newsletter, The Midlist
HarperCollins has acquired The Midlist, a daily e-mail newsletter that features e-book deals from a variety of publishers.
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American Writers Museum Settles in Chicago
The American Writers Museum, which has been in the planning stages for five years, has leased a space in Chicago and announced that it will open in early 2017.
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Ingram Adds Three Countries to its Global Connect Network
The Ingram Content Group has struck deals with companies in China, India and Italy to expand its Global Connect network to those three countries.
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New Harbinger Buys Impact Publishers
The purchase involves about 125 titles, with 60 still in print.
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EDC Buys Demibooks
Educational Development Corp. has acquired Demibooks Inc., a Chicago-based app developer whose main product is Demibooks Storytime, a curated marketplace for picture book apps.
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Start Publishing Strikes Deal for 16 Titles
Start Publishing has acquired North American e-book and, where available, audio rights to 16 titles published by the U.K’s. Accent Press.
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Perseus Exploring Sale of the Company
A little more than one year after the sale of the company fell through, the Perseus Books Group announced Wednesday afternoon that it “has initiated a formal process to explore a potential sale of the business.”
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HBG Taking over Hachette UK Distribution
Beginning in January, the Hachette Book Group will take over U.S. sales and distribution for Hachette UK as part of the effort by HUK to have all its English-language sales handled within the Hachette family.
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Approval Sought for Family Christian Reorg Plan
With a hearing set today for a Grand Rapids courtroom, attorneys for Family Christian Stores have filed a brief asking Judge John Gregg to approve the reorganization plan.
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