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KKR Completes OverDrive Purchase
The investment firm KKR has completed its purchase of OverDrive. The deal had first been announced on Christmas Eve.
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Trustbridge Global Media Acquires Walker Books
In another move to broaden its reach in the worldwide children’s book publishing market, Trustbridge has acquired Walker Books, the U.K.-based children’s publisher and owner of Candlewick Press.
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Arcadia Publishing Acquires New Orleans–Based River Road Press
Arcadia Publishing, which specializes in books on local history, has acquired River Road Press, a publisher of books on New Orleans and the surrounding areas. River Road founder Scott Campbell will join Arcadia to head its Pelican Publishing imprint.
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McGraw-Hill, Cengage Call Off Merger
The inability to reach an agreement with the government about which divestitures the publishers needed to make to allow the merger to move forward led to the deal being canceled, the companies said.
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Vigliano Buys Back His Agency
David Vigliano has bought back the assets of his eponymous literary agency from Y Entertainment Group.
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HC to Buy Egmont Book Groups in the U.K. Poland, and Germany
Under an agreement set to close April 30, HarperCollins will buy Egmont Books UK, Egmont’s book business in Poland, and the German unit Schneiderbuch. All three focus on the children's market.
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Authors Guild Unveils New Model Trade Book Contract
Using some or all of the clauses in the model contract, the Authors Guild said, will help ensure that writers receive the rights granted them under current U.S. copyright and contract law.
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RBmedia Buys GraphicAudio
GraphicAudio produces dramatized audio content, and its purchase marks RB’s entry into the audio dramatizations market.
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Full RWA Board Resigns, Special Election Announced
Yesterday, the remaining board members of the Romance Writers of America resigned and announced a special election to fill the board seats for the remainder of their terms.
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HBG Buys More Than 1,000 Disney Book Group Titles
The Hachette Book Group has acquired more than 1,000 titles published by Disney Book Group; the deal involves bestselling authors, award-winning as well as backlist and recently published books, plus a number of unpublished titles.
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