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Turner Buys West Margin Press
In a deal that involves more than 500 titles, Turner Publishing has acquired West Margin Press from the Ingram Content Group.
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RBmedia Buys German Audio Publisher
Landover, Md.-based audiobook publisher RBmedia has continued its push in the international market with the acquisition of John Verlag’s German-language audiobook catalog.
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HarperCollins Buys Cider Mill Press
HarperCollins has acquired Maine independent publisher Cider Mill Press. Cider Mill will become part of the HarperCollins Focus group.
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Rowman & Littlefield Buys Tilbury House's Adult Titles
Rowman & Littlefield has acquired the adult division of Maine's Tilbury House Publishers in a deal that adds 70 regional titles to R&L's list.
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Gibbs Smith Becomes 100% Employee-Owned
With the employee acquisition of the 50% stake in the publisher it did not already own, Gibbs Smith is now a 100% ESOP.
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Scholastic Buys Learning Ovations
Scholastic has acquired Learning Ovations, the creator of A2i (Assessment to Instruction)—a literacy screening, progress monitoring and assessment, and instructional planning system for classrooms and community organizations.
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Hybrid Publisher Amplify Publishing Groups Gets Investment
Mudita Venture Partners has made an unspecified investment in the hybrid publisher Amplify Publishing Group. Launched in 2003, Amplify publishes about 300 titles annually.
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DK Acquires Phonic Books
As part of its expansion into the education market with the launch of DK Learning in April, DK has acquired Phonics Books, a publisher of more than 300 decodable books for beginner and catch-up readers.
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Rowman & Littlefield in Co-Publishing Deal with Brookings
Effective immediately, Rowman & Littlefield will produce, distribute, sell, and market books from Brookings Institute Press, while Brookings will continue to oversee acquisitions and editorial review of BIP's titles.
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Podium Audio Buys Bookstat
The digital publisher Podium Audio has acquired Bookstat, the data subscription service that tracks online book purchases in physical, e-book, and audiobook formats.
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Audiobook Publisher RBmedia Makes Two Purchases
Audiobook publisher RBmedia has acquired the audiobook business of Upfront Books and the French company Éditions Thélème.
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Spotify Completes Findaway Purchase
Spotify has completed its acquisition of digital audiobook distributor Findaway. The Swedish streaming giant has 422 million monthly active users, and will use the Findaway purchase to speed its growth in the audiobook market.
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Rowman & Littlefield Buys North Country Books
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group has acquired North Country Books. Based in Utica, N.Y., North Country has a backlist of about 200 titles, with a focus on regional books about the Adirondacks and Upstate New York.
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UTA Acquires Curtis Brown Group
Through the deal, the U.K.-based literary and talent agency Curtis Brown, which reps such authors as Nigella Lawson and Jojo Moyes and such estates as those of Ian Fleming and A.A. Milne, will continue to operate under its existing structure and management team.
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Baker & Taylor Sells U.K. Division
A little more than six months after acquiring Baker & Taylor from the Follett Corp., new owner Amandeep Kochar sold Baker & Taylor UK to the Little Group, parent company of the U.K.'s largest wholesaler, Gardners.
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University of Georgia Press Acquires NewSouth Books
The University of Georgia Press has acquired NewSouth Books, the independent trade publisher based in Montgomery, Ala.
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Diversion in Partnership Deal to Form Diversion Audio
Scott Waxman has struck a deal with Gemini XIII to form Diversion Audio, a new company that will expand on Diversion Podcasts, which Waxman started in 2020 to develop original nonfiction audio series hosted by veteran nonfiction authors.
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Sterling Publishing Buys Knock Knock
Sterling Publishing, the publishing division of Barnes & Noble, has made its second acquisition in little more than a month, acquiring the gift and publishing company, Knock Knock.
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Pearson Rejects Unsolicited Acquisition Offer
Pearson issued an announcement Friday confirming that since November, it has rejected two unsolicited takeover offers from the Apollo Global Management equity firm.
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Draft2Digital to Acquire Smashwords
In a deal that unites two of the largest independent distributors of self-published books, Draft2Digital has agreed to acquire Smashwords for an undisclosed price. The purchase is expected to be complete by March 1, at which time the combined company will operate under the Draft2Digital name.
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