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Kaplan Buys Educational Assets, And Name, from Barron's
Kaplan has acquired the test prep, study aid, and foreign language assets of Barron’s Educational Series, in addition to purchasing the Barron’s brand name. Barron's is retaining its large trade list which will be published under a new name.
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Hachette Completes Worthy Publishing Purchase
HBG's purchase involves Worthy’s entire publishing business, and Worthy founder Byron Williamson will become v-p, publishing development for Hachette Nashville, and will join HBG’s senior management group.
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IPG Acquires Midpoint Trade Books
IPG has aquired Midpoint Trade Books. The 22-year-old distributor of 230 small and indie publishers will have its inventory transferred to IPG’s Chicago warehouse in the first quarter of 2019.
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Arcadia, ABA Partner on Local Book Program
Arcadia Publishing and the American Booksellers Association have teamed up on a program that will give independent booksellers access to a select group of regional titles that will appeal to their local customers.
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Barricade Books Sold
Barricade Books, the independent press founded by the late maverick publisher Lyle Stuart in 1990, has been sold.
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Insight Editions Buys Weldon Owen
In a deal that unites two illustrated book publishers, Insight Editions has acquired Weldon Owen from Bonnier Publishing USA for an undisclosed price.
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Equity Firm Buys RBmedia
RBmedia, one of the largest independent publishers and distributors of audiobooks, has been acquired by yet another private equity firm. Monday morning KKR and announced it bought the company from Shamrock Capital.
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Fox Chapel Acquires Landauer Publishing
Fox Chapel Publishing has acquired independent quilt publisher Landauer Publishing. Landauer has a backlist of more than 100 quilting and needle-arts titles.
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PRH India Buys Hindi-Language Publisher
Penguin Random House India has acquired Hind Pocket Books, one of the oldest and best-known Hindi-language publishers in the country.
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Michael Lynton, David Steinberger Buy Arcadia Publishing
Arcadia is the first purchase in what the two former publishing CEOs see as a series of acquisitions. The purchases will be funded by Lezen Acquisition LLC, an investment group formed by Lynton and his sister Lili.
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