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HarperCollins Holland Acquires Gottmer's Lifestyle Imprints
HarperCollins Holland has agreed to acquire four lifestyle imprints from Gottmer Uitgevers Groep, including Becht (cookbooks and eco-friendly lifestyle), Altamira (mind, body, and spirit), Dominicus (travel guides), and Hollandia (water sports).
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Proposed Change to Inclusive Access Program Dies
The Department of Education has officially ended plans to change eligibility rules that could have undermined the viability of Inclusive Access programs, which allow college students to pay for educational materials at below market rates.
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Deep Vellum Acquires U.K. Translation Publisher Fum d'Estampa
Dallas-based Deep Vellum Publishing has acquired Fum d'Estampa Press, a British small press founded in 2020 that has published 30 translated works from Catalan, Spanish, French, and Norwegian.
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Book Publishing M&A in 2024: An Active, but Not Seismic, Year for Deals
Though there were no billion-dollar deals along the lines of private equity firm KKR’s 2023 sale of RBmedia and purchase of Simon & Schuster, the year did produce a number of notable acquisitions that indicate a few developing trends.
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Crown Publishing Group Acquires Compendium
The Crown Publishing Grouphas acquired Compendium, the publisher of illustrated books, journals, and notecards.
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Canada's Valsoft Acquires Edelweiss, Expanding Role in Publishing
Montreal-based software company Valsoft Corporation has acquired Above the Treeline, Inc., developer of Edelweiss, the digital workflow platform for booksellers and publishers. The move follows Valsoft's majority stake purchase in publishing software Klopotek in August 2023.
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Hachette Acquires Union Square & Co. from Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble acquired Sterling Publishing Co. in 2003, and rebranded it as Union Square in January 2022, at the direction of B&N CEO James Daunt. Emily Meehan will continue to head Union Square, which will become part of HBG's Grand Central Publishing Group.
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Wiley Creates AI Partnership Program
Under Wiley AI Partnerships, the company will work with start-ups and scale-ups to develop AI tools that will help researchers use AI responsibly and effectively in their work.
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Mackin Educational Resources Buys Booksource
In a major deal in the educational wholesaling business, Mackin Educational Resources has acquired Booksource.
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Perfect Bound Buys PubMatch
The purchase of the global rights and licensing marketplace by Perfect Bound, which launched an online printing service last year, reflects founder Keith Riegert’s goal to help independent publishers streamline their services while boosting revenue.
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