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Abrams Parent Company in Merger Talks
La Martinière Groupe, the French parent company of Abrams, is in discussions to merge with fellow French publisher Média‐Participations. The two companies said that they expect to come to an agreement "in the coming months."
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Quarto Acquisition Talks Off
A week after it revealed that it had received an unsolicited takeover offer, the Quarto Group announced this morning that its discussions with the potential buyer have ended.
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B&N Education Buys Student Brands for $58.5 Million
Barnes & Noble Education has acquired Student Brands, a direct-to-student subscription-based writing skills service, for $58.5 million.
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Wholesaler American West Books Acquired
The Calif.-based company, which is the exclusive wholesaler to Whole Foods, was acquired by industry veteran Christopher Robbins.
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Bertelsmann Ups PRH Stake to 75%
Bertelsmann has agreed to buy a 22% stake in Penguin Random House that will generate about $1 billion for Pearson, which will still have a 25% stake in the trade publishing giant.
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PRH Completes Purchase of Ediciones B
The purchase, which was announced in April, will boost Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial’s position in Spanish-language trade-book publishing markets throughout the world.
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Ingram Buys NBN's International Divsion
Ingram Publisher Services has acquired NBNi, the U.K.-based arm of the U.S. distributor National Book Network.
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Pubnet, PubEasy Sold to German Company
Effective July 1, MVB Marketing, a subsidiary of Börsenverein, the German Publisher and Bookseller Association, will take over ownership of Pubnet and PubEasy. Ted Hill has been named general manager.
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Rutgers and Bucknell Strike University Press Pact
The university presses have reached a partnership agreement through which Rutgers will do all of the production, marketing, and sales for Bucknell titles.
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Quarto to Sell Regent Publishing Services
Quarto's sale of the Hong Kong-based publishing services business will allow it to focus on expanding its global illustrated book operations.
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