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Rakuten Completes Acquisition of OverDrive

By Calvin Reid | 04/29/2015 @ 09:00AM

Global e-commerce platform Rakuten, which owns e-book retailer Kobo, completes the acquisition of library digital content vendor OverDrive for $410 million.
Scholastic Selling Tech Group to HMH

By Jim Milliot | 04/24/2015 @ 09:55AM

Scholastic has reached an agreement to sell its educational technology group to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for $575 million.
Ingram Adds Korea to Global Alliance

By Jim Milliot | 04/14/2015 @ 12:00AM

The Ingram Content Group has added another member to its Global Connect alliance, reaching an agreement with South Korea’s Korean Studies Information Co. Ltd.
HC, Amazon Reach Terms Agreement

By Jim Milliot | 04/13/2015 @ 12:00AM

HarperCollins issued a statement late Monday confirming it has reached an agreement with Amazon over sales terms.
Chronicle Books to Launch Chronicle Books Japan

By Jim Milliot | 04/08/2015 @ 12:00AM

Chronicle Books is teaming with Top Partners, a company owned by the same corporation that operates Japan's Tsutaya Mega Bookstores, to open Chronicle Books Japan boutiques in 25 of the chain's stores this year.
Amazon, Harper Talks Take a Turn

By Jim Milliot | 04/02/2015 @ 12:00AM

A 'Business Insider' story is seen by some as Amazon turning up the heat on HarperCollins over sales terms negotiations.
Patreon Acquires Subbable, John and Hank Green’s Crowdfunding Venture

By Calvin Reid | 03/19/2015 @ 09:30PM

Longterm subscription funding platform Patreon adds creators after acquiring Subbable, a similiar platform founded by the Green brothers.
Rakuten to Buy OverDrive

By Jim Milliot | 03/19/2015 @ 07:30AM

Japan’s Rakuten, Inc. has agreed to acquire the U.S. digital distributor OverDrive for $410 million in cash.
Management Group to Buy Peter Lang Publishing

By Jim Milliot | 03/16/2015 @ 10:00AM

A senior management group has agreed to acquire Switzerland-based international academic publisher Peter Lang Academic Publishing.
Four Canadian Publishers Move Distribution to University of Toronto Press

by Laura Godfrey | 03/05/2015 @ 12:00AM

Douglas & McIntyre, House of Anansi Press/Groundwood Books, Greystone Books, and New Society Publishers will move distribution to the University of Toronto Press beginning in May.
B&N Will Separate College from Trade, Nook Units

By Jim Milliot | 02/26/2015 @ 10:00AM

In a bit of a surprise move, Barnes & Noble announced today that it plans to separate its college business from its retail trade stores and Nook digital business.
Lerner Acquires Egmont USA Titles

By Jim Milliot | 02/25/2015 @ 10:00AM

Under the deal, Lerner will fold the Egmont USA titles into different imprints including Carolrhoda Books, Carolrhoda Lab, Darby Creek, and Millbrook Press.
Tor Will Do Pathfinder Novels with Paizo

By Jim Milliot | 02/24/2015 @ 10:40AM

Tor Books has signed a deal with Paizo Inc. to publish a series of novels based on Paizo's Pathfinder tabletop adventure games.
Readerlink Buys B&T Publishing, Warehouse Units

By Jim Milliot | 02/23/2015 @ 10:15AM

Readerlink Distribution Services has acquired the Baker & Taylor Publishing Group and Baker & Taylor Marketing Services U.S.
FSG, Faber and Faber Cut Ties

By Jim Milliot | 02/17/2015 @ 10:40AM

Citing the need to develop a new approach to the U.S. market, the U.K. publisher Faber and Faber Ltd. has ended its affiliation with Farrar, Straus and Giroux that created the U.S.-based Faber and Faber Inc. imprint.
BAM Forms Committee to Explore Takeover Bid

By Jim Milliot | 02/09/2015 @ 08:45AM

Books-A-Million has created a special committee consisting of two independent directors to review the bid from the Anderson family to acquire all the outstanding shares in the retailer that it does not already own.
Donnelley Wins Courier

| 02/05/2015 @ 12:00AM

The board of directors of R.R. Donnelley and Courier Corp. have approved Donnelley's offer to buy its printing rival in a deal worth $261 million.
New Investor for Perseus Books Group

By Jim Milliot | 02/03/2015 @ 12:00AM

Centre Lane Partners has taken over the role of general partner of the investment funds that supported Perseus LLC, the parent company of the Perseus Books Group.
Rowman & Littlefield Acquires Gooseberry Patch

| 02/02/2015 @ 10:00AM

Rowman & Littlefield has acquired the assets of Gooseberry Patch, the Columbus, Ohio-based publisher best known for its family-friendly cookbooks.
The Andersons Make Bid to Buy Books-A-Million

By Jim Milliot | 01/30/2015 @ 06:45AM

The Anderson family, which controls 58% of the stock of Books-A-Million, is offering $2.75 a share to acquire all the shares of the bookstore chain that it does not already own.

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