Penguin Merges Berkley, NAL
The Penguin Publishing Group has combined Berkley and New American Library—the two groups that house Penguin’s mass market paperback imprints—into a single group called the Berkley Publishing Group. Among other things, the merger will result in the elimination of an unspecified number of positions. Leslie Gelbman, who headed up Berkley, has been named president.
Scribd Acquires Librify
Scribd, the subscription e-book service, has acquired Librify, a subscription e-book and social reading platform launched in 2014 that also offers e-book retailing.
Lost My Name Snags $9M in Funding
Lost My Name, the U.K.-based children’s personalized POD publishing venture, has secured $9 million in a round of financing.
Rosen Publishing Acquires Jackdaw
Rosen Publishing has acquired the assets of Jackdaw Publications, an educational house that produces facsimiles of primary historical sources.
