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Chicago Review Press Acquires Parenting Press
Chicago Review Press, Inc., the parent company of Chicago Review Press and Independent Publishers Group, is acquiring Parenting Press.
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Authors United Absorbed by Authors Guild
In a letter, Authors United founder Douglas Preston urged AU writers “to throw their support behind the Authors Guild either by joining or making a contribution.”
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Kuhn Project, ZSH Merge to Create Aevitas
In a letter sent out this morning, the leaders of the Kuhn Project and Zachary Shuster Harmsworth said that they are combining forces to form Aevitas Creative Management, a literary agency that will have over 20 agents and offices in three cities.
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Detroit's Rebounding Housing Market Transforms Write A House
Write A House, which has been giving away renovated homes in Detroit to emerging writers, is responding to the city's rebounding housing market by offering aspiring authors a free place to stay, not own.
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After Announcing Closing, Jolly Fish Says It Has a Buyer
Ten days after it unexpectedly announced it would close at the end of October, the hybrid publisher said it has reached an agreement in principle to sell the company.
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Sourcebooks Signs New Deals for International Expansion
Sourcebooks has signed with Baker & Taylor, Melia Publishing Services, Copia and Vearsa to distribute its print and digital books in overseas markets.
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Readerlink Buys Studio Fun Assets
Readerlink has acquired a range assets of Studio Fun, the children's publisher that had been known as Reader's Digest Children's Publishing.
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Four Publishers Sign for B&T’s Global Service
Beginning January 2, GPS will begin distributing titles from Sourcebooks, Glitterati Inc., Sellers Publishing, and Arcadia Publishing/The History Press.
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Authors Guild Adds Membership Level for 'Emerging Writers'
Responding to what it says is the "new economy of publishing," the Authors Guild has introduced a new membership level that is "open to all devoted writers actively pursuing publication."
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NetGalley Buys Bookish.com
NetGalley has acquired the Bookish.com website and associate brands and trademarks.
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Westchester Publishing Services Buys Kinetic
The Danbury-based company adds complementary composition services through its acquisition of Kinetic Publishing Services.
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Catapult, Counterpoint Merge
Catapult and Counterpoint Press have completed a merger agreement between the two independent publishers that will make Catapult cofounder Andy Hunter the publisher of both Catapult and Counterpoint.
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Quarto Buys Becker&Mayer
Quarto Publishing Group USA has bought the assets of the Bellevue, Wash.-based packager for $9.8 million.
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IPG Buys Inscribe Digital
In a deal that expands its e-book distribution capabilities, Independent Publishers Group has acquired e-book distributor Inscribe Digital from parent Isolation Network.
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ProQuest Acquires Alexander Street
Alexander Street president Stephen Rhind-Tutt will stay on board, reporting to ProQuest Information Solutions’ general manager and senior v-p Rafael Sidi.
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Readerlink Adds to its Distribution Business
Readerlink Distribution Services has signed an agreement to acquire the retail book distribution business of ANconnect, which distributes books to 3,600 Walmart and 644 Sam's Club outlets.
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Wattpad Wades into Hollywood with Wattpad Studios
Wattpad Studios will partner with film and entertainment companies to produce entertainment properties from the site's huge storytelling community.
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IPG Expands Print-On-Demand Services
The distributor has cut deals with Bookmasters and Edwards Brothers Malloy, moves that give the distributor an agreement with every major print-on-demand company in the market.
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IDPF, W3C Considering Merger
IDPF leaders said a merger is being discussed as a way to "pursue future development of EPUB and improvement of the overall Web platform for publishing.”
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