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Book Industry M&A in 2025: All Eyes on B&T, Big Five
The collapse of ReaderLink’s proposed purchase of Baker & Taylor led to the sale of the wholesaler’s distribution business to Lakeside Book Company. Meanwhile, three of the Big Five made acquisitions and a new player emerged to buy two major hybrid publishers.
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Diamond Bankruptcy Moves to Chapter 7
After trying for nearly a year to restructure the company, the key comics and graphic novel distributor has filed for Chapter 7 and will now focus on selling off its assets.
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Scholastic Sells HQ, Distribution Facility
The sale of its Broadway headquarters and Jefferson City, Mo., distribution hub is expected to generate $401 million in net proceeds for the children’s publisher.
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Catapult Acquires Hawthorne Books
With the acquisition, the Portland, Ore.–based indie publisher will become Catapult’s fourth imprint. Founder Rhonda Hughes will continue to acquire new books for Hawthorne, whose backlist includes around 50 titles.
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Globe Pequot Adds Another Publisher
In the Globe Pequot Publishing Group’s fourth deal this year, the Essex, Conn.–based company has acquired nearly all titles by Tucson’s Rio Nuevo Publishers, significantly expanding its regionally-focused publishing program.
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RHCB Buys Cherry Lake
Random House Children’s Books has acquired Cherry Lake Publishing Group, the Ann Arbor–based publisher of children’s trade, library, and educational titles; the purchase involves approximately 6,000 titles. Cherry Lake will continue to operate independently.
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Macmillan Acquires Sounds True’s Book, Audio Businesses
The Big Five house has purchased the book, e-book, audiobook, and audio original catalogs of the mind-body-spirit publisher. With the sale, Sounds True will focus on its online learning, events, and digital media businesses.
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Aethon Buys Horror Publisher Wicked House
Wicked House Publishing, which has a backlist of more than 50 titles, will become the horror imprint of Aethon Books.
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Princeton UP Acquires Island Press
Beginning in January, the Washington, D.C.–based not-for-profit publisher, which focuses on books about sustainability and the environment, will become an imprint of Princeton University Press.
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Stable Book Group, Open Road Ink E-book Agreement
Under the deal, all of Stable’s e-book titles will automatically become part of Open Road’s Ignition program, which creates marketing campaigns for e-books.
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