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HarperCollins Forth Quarter 2016 Results: A Late Rally
A strong fourth quarter was not quite enough to boost fiscal 2016 results.
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L.A. Pub Unveils New Imprint Honoring Harriet Tubman
A small literary press in Los Angeles, Tsehai Publishers, in collaboration with Loyola Marymount University, is launching a new imprint dedicated to African-American voices.
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Canadian Indie Could Have Unexpected Hit with New Book on Trees
A book that has topped Germany's bestseller list for the past year is poised to be a North American bestseller for the Canadian small press, Greystone Books.
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Bonnier Publishing Plans $100 Million U.S. Book Division
Bonnier Publishing, the English-language book publishing division of Sweden’s Bonnier Group, has formed Bonnier Publishing USA.
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Penguin to Join Random House at Midtown Headquarters in 2019
Penguin Random House will be united under one roof, as Penguin is preparing to join Random House at its 1745 Broadway location in early 2019.
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B&T Launches Global Publishers Services
The new unit will be overseen by Chitra Bopardikar, who handled international sales and business development for PGW, and will provide publishers with international sales and marketing services.
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Publishers Look to Crack the National Parks Market
With the National Parks enjoying a popular centennial year, publishers are working with in-park gift shops to reach the growing number of parks visitors.
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Writers Organizations Condemn Turkish Attacks on Free Speech
The Authors Guild and PEN America have condemned the actions of the Turkish government after the detaining of 61 journalists and the shuttering of 131 media organizations—including 29 publishing houses—in the wake of the attempted coup on July 15.
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'Cursed Child' Sales Top Two Million
Scholastic estimated Wednesday morning that 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts 1 and 2' sold more than two million copies in North America in its first two days of sales.
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S&S India Starts Local Publishing Program
Simon & Schuster India has appointed Dharini Bhaskar as editorial director of a new line that will publish works by local authors starting in 2017.
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Sales Propel Latest Potter Book In Face of Mixed Reviews
In spite of tepid critical reaction to 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts 1 and 2,' which became available to the public at precisely 12:01 a.m. on July 31, the book seems to have hit its high sales performance expectations.
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Sourcebooks Adds Customization to Business Book Line
Organizations can now add company logos or dedicated messages to a select number of business, motivational and leadership titles from Sourcebook's Simple Truths imprint.
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Hachette Book Group Reorganizes Sales Staff
Hachette Book Group has announced a restructuring of its sales staff in the wake of its acquisition of Perseus.
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Ingram Launches Ingram Academic Services
Ingram Content Group has launched Ingram Academic Services. It is the first joint initiative following Ingram's purchase of the Perseus distribution business.
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A Slimmed Down Scholastic Posts Sales and Earnings Gains
Focusing on children's publishing and education delivered gains in fiscal 2016, following the sale of the house's technology unit.
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At Berrett-Koehler, an Emphasis on Authors
Berrett-Koehler pays a lot of attention to its authors, so much so that it puts a "severe cramp in scalability," said founder Steve Piersanti.
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Cover Story: 'Still Here'
A 1980s Brat Pack movie helped inspire the book-jacket concept for 'Still Here' by Lara Vapnyar.
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Random House Studio Sold to Fremantle Media
The film development unit Random House launched in 2007 (which was then called Random House Films), has been sold to Fremantle Media North America. Peter Gethers, longtime head of RH Studio, will stay on as an executive v-p at the newly owned unit.
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Two Companies Eye Hastings
The liquidation specialist Gordon Brothers Group and the financial services and media company Bloomberg L.P. have both expressed interest in the beleaguered retailer, which filed for bankruptcy last month.
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New Leadership for McClelland & Stewart
Arts editor of the 'Globe and Mail' Jared Bland will take on the title of publisher of McClelland & Stewart and Martha Kanya-Forstner has been named editor-in-chief.
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