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Square One Buys Ocean Publishing
Garden City-based Square One Publishers has acquired Ocean Publishing, a small independent publisher located in Flagler Beach, Fla.
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Follett Corp. Buys Baker & Taylor
In a major development in the publishing industry's wholesaling segment, Follett Corp. has acquired Baker & Taylor for an undisclosed price.
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Ingram Details New Distribution Structure
A letter dated April 12 provides a more complete picture of Ingram Content Group’s new operating structure of its distribution business following its purchase of Perseus' distribution arm.
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Salomonsson Agency Acquires Storytellers Agency
Storytellers Agency, a literary agency owned by Swedish publishing group Bonnierförlagen and authors Alexandra and Alexander Ahndoril, is being sold to the Salomonsson Agency.
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Rosen Acquires Rights to Three Gale Imprints
The licensing partnership grants Rosen rights to publish and market books and e-books from Greenhaven, KidHaven, and Lucent.
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Follett Buys Wobo, Inc.
The acquisition includes Wobo, Inc.’s assets, most notably BookVolume, an online sourcing and buying tool for booksellers aimed at the higher education campus market.
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PubMatch to Be Part of New BEA Digital Network
BookExpo America will introduce a new digital network at this year’s event that organizers say will help facilitate communication among attendees.The BEA Network will include access to PubMatch.
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Hachette Agrees to Buy Perseus Publishing Business
The Hachette Book Group has signed a binding agreement to acquire the nine publishing imprints of Perseus Books Group and talks are continuing to sell Perseus's distribution division.
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Quarto Buys Harvard Common Press
Quarto Publishing Group USA, has acquired the Harvard Common Press, an independent publisher primarily focused on cooking and childcare.
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Turner Publishing Buys Basic Health Publications
The deal, which closed December 31, will see Turner get the publishing rights, inventory and related assets to about 280 titles.
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Rowman & Littlefield Buys Stackpole Books
Rowman & Littlefield has acquired Stackpole Books, the 85 year-old publisher of military and nature books.
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Ingram Buys Direct Sales Company Aer.io
The Ingram Content Group has acquired Aer.io, a service that allows publishers, retailers and authors to sell and fulfill print and digital books directly to readers via their websites, blogs and social networks.
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Books-A-Million Goes Private
Books-A-Million has officially completed the purchase of the retailer by executive chairman Clyde Anderson and members of the Anderson family.
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Shareholders Back Anderson Offer for Books-A-Million
At a special meeting held Tuesday afternoon, shareholders of Books-A-Million voted overwhelmingly to accept the $3.25 per share offer from the Anderson family to buy all the shares in the retailer that they didn’t already own.
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'The Nation' In Deal with I.B. Tauris
U.K.-based independent publisher I.B. Tauris has struck a deal with 'The Nation' magazine to publish two books next year that examine hot topics tied to the presidential election.
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New Owner for Candlemark & Gleam
The speculative fiction press Candlemark & Gleam has been acquired by writer, editor and scientist Athena Andreadis.
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Advisory Firm Backs Bid for Books-A-Million
Ahead of a December 8 vote on the proposal by the Anderson family to take Books-A-Million private, an advisory firm recommended that shareholders vote for the offer.
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New Investors for Quarto
The Quarto Group announced this morning that Harwood Capital and Wellcome Trust have sold their shares in the company.
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HarperCollins Buys E-Book Deal Newsletter, The Midlist
HarperCollins has acquired The Midlist, a daily e-mail newsletter that features e-book deals from a variety of publishers.
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American Writers Museum Settles in Chicago
The American Writers Museum, which has been in the planning stages for five years, has leased a space in Chicago and announced that it will open in early 2017.
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