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    Chicago Review Press Acquires Amberjack Publishing

    By Jim Milliot | 09/16/2019 @ 12:00AM

    In a deal that closed September 13, Chicago Review Press acquired Amberjack Publishing. Based in Eagle, Idaho, Amberjack has a backlist of 63 titles, including 'Girl Boner' (2017).

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    CBS, Viacom Will Merge

    By Jim Milliot | 08/13/2019 @ 04:00PM

    Simon & Schuster parent company CBS will merge with Viacom in a deal expected to be completed by the end of 2019. The combined company will have $28 billion in revenue and S&S will be overseen by current Viacom CEO Bob Bakish.

  • Elliott Completes Purchase of B&N

    By Jim Milliot | 08/07/2019 @ 09:00AM

    Elliott Advisors has completed its $683 million purchase of Barnes & Noble. As a result of the deal, Waterstones CEO James Daunt takes over as B&N CEO as well. Elliott now owns both Waterstones and B&N.

  • Quad, LSC Call Off Merger

    By Jim Milliot | 07/23/2019 @ 10:00AM

    Quad and LSC Communications announced this morning that they have mutually agreed to call off the planned purchase of LSC by Quad following a DoJ lawsuit.

  • Penguin Publishing to House Former F+W Titles

    By Jim Milliot | 07/22/2019 @ 09:00AM

    After placing the winning bid in the auction for the book assets of bankrupt F+W Media, Penguin Random House has completed the purchase of 2,000 titles and that announced the works will become part of the Penguin Publishing Group.

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    DoJ Sues to Block Merger of Country's Two Biggest Printers

    By Jim Milliot | 06/21/2019 @ 12:00AM

    The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois seeking to block Quad’s proposed acquisition of LSC Communications.

  • Rowman & Littlefield Buys Prometheus Books

    By Jim Milliot | 06/19/2019 @ 09:00AM

    The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group has acquired the publishing assets of Prometheus Books, which was founded in 1969 and has a backlist of 1,700 active titles.

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    TaleFlick Opens Adaptation Marketplace

    By Jason Boog | 06/12/2019 @ 09:00AM

    TaleFlick, a company that fosters relationships between Hollywood and the publishing world, has just launched “The Marketplace,” an online platform where producers, publishers, agents, and writers can connect.

  • A Bidding War for B&N?

    By Jim Milliot | 06/11/2019 @ 08:00AM

    According to a report in the 'Wall Street Journal,' Readerlink is considering putting together a bid to top the $6.50 per share offer made by Elliott Advisors.

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    PRH Acquires F+W Book Group Assets At Auction

    By Jim Milliot and John Maher | 06/07/2019 @ 12:05PM

    Penguin Random House has posted the winning bid to acquire the book publishing assets of F+W Media.

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