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Donnelley to Create Three Separate Companies
R.R. Donnelley announced this morning that it will split into three companies by the end of 2016.
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B&N Completes College Group Spinoff
Barnes & Noble has completed the separation of its retail operation from its college business.
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Shamrock Advisors Buys Recorded Books
The private equity firm Shamrock Capital Advisors has acquired the audiobook publisher Recorded Books from Wasserstein & Co. for an undisclosed price.
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David Bull Publishing Seeking Buyer
The motorsports niche publisher, David Bull Publishing has hired Broadwater & Associates to arrange the sale of the company.
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The Andersons Agree to Buy Books-A-Million
The board of directors of the retail chain has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by the Anderson family for $3.25 per share.
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B&N Spinoff Set for August 3
The separation of Barnes & Noble Education from Barnes & Noble Inc. is expected to be completed August 3, according to information released by Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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ICM, Helen Brann Form Succession Plan
ICM Partners announced that it has entered into a succession plan with the Helen Brann Agency, a literary agency owned and founded by Helen Brann.
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Amazon, PRH Reach Sales Deal
Amazon has signed new long-term sales agreements with Penguin Random House in both the U.S and U.K.
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Hachette UK Buys Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Hachette UK has acquired Nicholas Brealey Publishing in a deal that includes the company’s U.S. imprints Davies- Black and Intercultural Press.
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Hawthorne Books Merges with Dzanc
The independent presses Hawthorne Books and Dzanc Books have merged with Hawthorne becoming a Dzanc imprint.
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Vook Pivots, Becomes Self-Pub Platform Pronoun
Pronoun combines the digital tools and services of Vook, Booklr and Byliner in a new self-publishing venture that will offer authors a 100% royalty on earnings and complete control of rights.
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Founder Buys Back FastPencil
Courier Corp. has sold its self-publishing unit, FastPencil, back to company cofounder Steve Wilson.
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PW Inks Archive Deal with NA Publishing
PW has struck a deal with NA Publishing that will result in the entire archive of 'Publishers Weekly' print magazine, some 750,000 pages, to be digitized.
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Rakuten Completes Acquisition of OverDrive
Global e-commerce platform Rakuten, which owns e-book retailer Kobo, completes the acquisition of library digital content vendor OverDrive for $410 million.
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Scholastic Selling Tech Group to HMH
Scholastic has reached an agreement to sell its educational technology group to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for $575 million.
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Ingram Adds Korea to Global Alliance
The Ingram Content Group has added another member to its Global Connect alliance, reaching an agreement with South Korea’s Korean Studies Information Co. Ltd.
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HC, Amazon Reach Terms Agreement
HarperCollins issued a statement late Monday confirming it has reached an agreement with Amazon over sales terms.
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Chronicle Books to Launch Chronicle Books Japan
Chronicle Books is teaming with Top Partners, a company owned by the same corporation that operates Japan's Tsutaya Mega Bookstores, to open Chronicle Books Japan boutiques in 25 of the chain's stores this year.
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Amazon, Harper Talks Take a Turn
A 'Business Insider' story is seen by some as Amazon turning up the heat on HarperCollins over sales terms negotiations.
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Patreon Acquires Subbable, John and Hank Green’s Crowdfunding Venture
Longterm subscription funding platform Patreon adds creators after acquiring Subbable, a similiar platform founded by the Green brothers.



