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F+W, Hubert Burda Media in Joint Venture
F+W Media Inc. and the Germany-based Hubert Burda Media have entered into a 50-50 joint venture to run the brand Burda Style in the U.S. and Canada, as well as the U.K. digital activities of Burda Style.
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Investment Firm Makes Proposal for 51% of B&N
The private investment firm G Asset Management has made a proposal to buy a 51% stake in Barnes & Nobles in a deal valuing the company at $22 per share.
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Investment Group Buys codeMantra
CodeMantra, the technology and service provider to publishers and other content companies, has been acquired by a Boston-based investment group.
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Graphic Arts Books Buys Companion Press
In a deal that adds 27 titles to its backlist, Graphic Arts Books has acquired the trade books and publishing rights of Companion Press.
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Thomson-Shore Buys PublishNext
Dexter, Mich.-based printer Thomson-Shore has acquired PublishNext.
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DreamWorks Forms In-House Book Imprint
DreamWorks Animation is launching DreamWorks Press as an internal umbrella for digital and print books.
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Open Road Acquires E-Reads
Open Road Integrated Media has signed an agreement to acquire E-Reads, the digital publisher founded by Richard Curtis in 1999.
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Hanover Publisher Services Adds Pushkin Press
Hanover Publisher Services, a small press distribution unit run by Steerforth Press, is adding UK-based publisher Pushkin Press as a distribution client via Random House Publisher Services.
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Netflix to Stream Clifford
Netflix, Inc. has signed an agreement with Scholastic to serve as the exclusive streaming home for Clifford the Big Red Dog television series.
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Investment Group Buys Recorded Books
The private investment group Wasserstein & Co. has acquired Recorded Books, the audiobook publisher and distributor of digital content to the library and retail markets.
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Librify Gets Ingram Investment
Librify, an e-book retail membership platform targeting book clubs, has received an investment from ICG Ventures Inc., an Ingram Content Group company.
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Salem Communications Buys Eagle Publishing
Salem Communications Corp. has acquired the assets of Eagle Publishing, including Regnery Publishing, HumanEvents.com, and Redstate.com.
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Firebrand Buys Dial-A-Book
Firebrand Technologies has acquired Dial-A-Book.
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Rowman & Littlefield Buys Alban Institute Book Program
In a deal that adds to its religion publishing program, Rowman & Littlefield has acquired the book operations of the Alban Institute.
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Regnery Parent In Talks to Sell Company
Jeff Carneal, president of Regnery Publishing parent company Eagle Publishing, has confirmed reports that the company is in talks to sell the publisher following the decision of founder Tom Phillips to retire.
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PRH Takes Ownership of Random House Struik
Penguin Random House has completed its purchase of Times Media Group's majority stake in South Africa-based Random House Struik.
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Lee & Low Buys Shen's Books
Lee & Low Books has acquired Shen's Books in a deal that adds to the company's list of multicultural children's titles.
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Midpoint Inks Deal with Ingram
Midpoint Trade Books has entered into an agreement with the Ingram Content Group through which Ingram will provide logistics, fulfillment, and print-on-demand services for Midpoint’s clients.
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Goldman Sachs Makes ProQuest Investment
ProQuest announced that an affiliate of Goldman Sachs will purchase “a significant minority equity interest” in the Ann Arbor-based company.
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Donnelley Buys Consolidated Graphics
R. R. Donnelley & Sons has agreed to acquire Consolidated Graphics, Inc.