and more.
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Oni Press Inks Distro Deal with PRH
Beginning in August, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will take over sales and distribution for the comics and graphic novel publisher’s frontlist and backlist trade books, as well as single issue comics, across all channels worldwide.
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German Publisher Buys NorthSouth Parent Company
Ravensburger, a German children’s book publisher and games company, acquired a majority stake in NordSüd, parent company of U.S. children’s book publisher NorthSouth Books, best known for its 1992 picture book The Rainbow Fish.
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Derek Stordahl to Acquire Behrman House
The industry veteran—who has held leadership roles at Holiday House and Peachtree, as well as McGraw-Hill and Bloomsbury—will take over the Jewish educational publisher following the retirement of its longtime owners.
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Open Road Buys RosettaBooks
Open Road Integrated Media’s acquisition of the e-book publisher includes a catalog of more than 700 well-known backlist titles such as Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend.
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Folio Literary Management Acquires Greenhouse Literary Agency
The deal, which Folio said reinforces its commitment to children’s and YA books, will see Greenhouse’s list and team join the agency’s children’s division, Folio Jr., with director Chelsea Eberly taking the role of VP and agent.
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Globe Pequot Buys Lake Isle Press
After acquiring four independent publishers in 2025, the Globe Pequot Publishing Group is continuing its spree with the purchase of cookbook publisher Lake Isle Press.
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Book Industry M&A in 2025: All Eyes on B&T, Big Five
The collapse of ReaderLink’s proposed purchase of Baker & Taylor led to the sale of the wholesaler’s distribution business to Lakeside Book Company. Meanwhile, three of the Big Five made acquisitions and a new player emerged to buy two major hybrid publishers.
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Diamond Bankruptcy Moves to Chapter 7
After trying for nearly a year to restructure the company, the key comics and graphic novel distributor has filed for Chapter 7 and will now focus on selling off its assets.
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Scholastic Sells HQ, Distribution Facility
The sale of its Broadway headquarters and Jefferson City, Mo., distribution hub is expected to generate $401 million in net proceeds for the children’s publisher.
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Catapult Acquires Hawthorne Books
With the acquisition, the Portland, Ore.–based indie publisher will become Catapult’s fourth imprint. Founder Rhonda Hughes will continue to acquire new books for Hawthorne, whose backlist includes around 50 titles.
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