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The Ekus Group Joins Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency has acquired cookbook-focused literary agency the Ekus Group, which will operate as a boutique culinary division. Owner Sally Ekus will head up representation of cookbook and lifestyle titles as senior literary agent.
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AdventureKEEN Acquires Shelter Publications
The 50-year-old publisher of books on DIY homebuilding and personal fitness will become AdventureKEEN's seventh imprint, and founding publisher Lloyd Kahn will continue to oversee the list.
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Skyhorse Buys Regnery Publishing
After a deal to sell Regnery Publishing appeared to be dead in November, Salem Media Group completed the sale of the conservative publisher to Skyhorse Publishing.
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Lerner Acquires Gecko Press
Lerner Publishing Group has acquired Wellington, New Zealand–based children’s book publisher Gecko Press. The acquisition involves approximately 200 titles, including 18 to 20 new titles planned for 2024.
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China Literature Buys Tencent Animation and Comics
Pursuing its strategy of seeking to further leverage IP, China Literature, China's dominant online publishing and e-book company, has bought Tencent Animation and Comics for 600 million yuan (US$83.6 million).
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Penguin Random House Acquires Hay House
Penguin Random House has acquired the self-help and health and wellness publisher, which puts out roughly 100 books a year and boasts a 1,500-title backlist. CEO Reid Tracy will continue to lead the house. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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The Taunton Press Sold to Active Interest Media
The Taunton Press, publisher of magazines, books, and a range of digital products in the woodworking, home building and renovation, building science, gardening, and sewing categories, has been acquired by enthusiast media company Active Interest Media.
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Marcus Leaver Returns to Publishing with Gemini Books Group
The former Sterling Publishing, Quarto Publishing, and Welbeck Publishing Group head has formed Gemini Books Group, which will focus on publishing nonfiction gift books and children’s books in both the U.K. and U.S. markets.
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Red Wheel/Weiser Agrees to Acquire Quest Books
Red Wheel/Weiser has agreed to acquire Quest Books, an imprint of the Theosophical Publishing House, the publishing arm of the Theosophical Society in America.
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KKR Completes Purchase of Simon & Schuster
The private equity firm, whose other holdings include OverDrive, has finalized its $1.62 billion purchase of S&S, the country's third largest trade book publisher.
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Norton Signs Distribution Deals with Harvard, Yale
W. W. Norton will take over distribution for both Yale University Press and Harvard University Press next fall, when it will begin selling titles set to be released in January 2025.
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Capen Publishing Buys Six Imprints from Southwestern Family of Companies
Capen Publishing Company has acquired the Favorite Recipes Press, Quail Ridge Press, Beckon Books, Blue Sneaker Press, Greenwich Publishing, and Historic Hospitality Books imprints from Southwestern Family of Companies.
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Hardie Grant Sells U.K. Division to PRH UK
Penguin Random House UK has acquired Australia-based publisher Hardie Grant Publishing’s U.K. publishing business, which is comprised of Hardie Grant UK and Quadrille. The sale will have no direct impact on Hardie Grant North America's business.
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Abrams, RBmedia Ink Audio Deal
Abrams has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with RBmedia, giving the independent audio publisher rights to hundreds of Abrams' fiction and nonfiction titles. The first audiobooks under the deal will be published in spring 2024.
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With a Twist, Sale of RBmedia Completed
The private equity firm KKR has completed its sale of audiobook publisher RBmedia to investment firm H.I.G. Capital and private equity firm Francisco Partners.
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CJK Group Adds Worzalla to Its Printer Portfolio
Worzalla, one of a shrinking number of independent printers in the U.S., has been acquired by CJK Group. The purchase marks CJK's third acquisition of a printer this year.
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‘Frozen’ Podcast Marks Disney’s Foray into Audio-First Storytelling
The 12-episode first season of the podcast 'Disney "Frozen" Podcast: Forces of Nature' drops in October, and will feature four new characters. A book based on the podcast is planned for fall.
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S&S Posts Solid Second Quarter
Led by another good performance by its audiobooks division and what CEO Jon Karp called "fantastic" results in the U.K., operating income rose 14% at Simon & Schuster in the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 over the comparable period last year.
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KKR Wins S&S for $1.62 Billion
The private investment firm KKR has agreed to buy Simon & Schuster for $1.62 billion. When the purchase closes, S&S will operate under current leaders Jonathan Karp and Dennis Eulau, and KKR promised to "support new growth initiatives" for the country's third largest trade publisher.
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Deal for Simon & Schuster Said to Be Near
The private investment firm KKR, HarperCollins, and Richard Hurowitz of the investment firm Octavian & Company are all said to still be in contention to acquire the country's third largest trade publisher.
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