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Bertelsmann Buys Quad's Book Printing Plants
In a deal that closed on October 31, Bertelsmann Printing Group USA’s Berryville Graphics division acquired Quad’s book printing plants in Fairfield, Pa., and Martinsburg, W.Va.
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B&T Returns to the Academic Library Market
Five years after it left the academic library market, Baker & Taylor has returned. The move, however, does not mean the wholesaler has any plans to get back into the retail market.
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Molly Stern Launches Zando
Former Crown publisher Molly Stern has returned to book publishing as the founder of Zando, an independent publisher that will develop its own list as well as partner with “influential people, platforms and institutions to acquire and publish new titles under their own imprints."
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PW Talks to Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Bouchercon 2020. In an interview with 'PW,' Mosley touched on topics ranging from his career to the progress mystery organizations have made in addressing diversity concerns.
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Fox News Is Launching a Book Line
Fox News has created Fox News Books and signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins, whose Broadside Books will oversee the imprint.
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Rittenhouse Distributors Sold
The King of Prussia, Pa.–based health and medical content distributor was bought by private investors Kevin Ream and Jeff Villwock.
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Qataris Enter Fight Over Lagardère’s Board
The three major shareholders of the parent company of Hachette Book Group—Vivendi, Amber Capital, and Qatar Capital—are now aligned in a push to control four of the nine seats on the company board.
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Foundry's Co-Owners Launching New Companies
The co-founders of Foundry Literary + Media are launching new ventures. Yfat Reiss Gendell and Peter McGuigan, who started the full service firm 13 years ago, are amicably parting ways to create their own agencies: YRG Partners and Ultra Literary.
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Private Equity Firm Agrees to Buy LSC
The private equity firm Atlas Holdings, with the support of a creditor group, has agreed to acquire LSC Communications in a deal that is expected to close before the end of the year.
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Hachette UK Buys Laurence King Publishing
Laurence King Publishing, the original publisher of adult coloring book queen Johanna Basford, has been acquired by fellow U.K.-based publisher Hachette UK in a deal signed August 31.
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LSC Auction Delayed Until September 9
The auction to acquire the assets of LSC Communications, which was to take place on September 3, has been postponed until September 9. Bids for the company have not yet been made public.
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Bertelsmann, HarperCollins Show Interest in S&S
In an interview with the 'Financial Times,' Thomas Rabe, chief executive at Penguin Random House's parent company, Bertelsmann, said he was interested in buying Simon & Schuster. Meanwhile, sources confirmed that, at a recent town hall meeting, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said HC was also looking into a deal for S&S.
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Texas Company Launches Five Celebrity Curated Book Clubs
Austin-based Literati is launching five celebrity-branded subscription book clubs, curated by Stephen Curry, Malala Yousafzai, Sir Richard Branson, Susan Orlean, and the Joseph Campbell Foundation.
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KKR Completes OverDrive Purchase
The investment firm KKR has completed its purchase of OverDrive. The deal had first been announced on Christmas Eve.
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Trustbridge Global Media Acquires Walker Books
In another move to broaden its reach in the worldwide children’s book publishing market, Trustbridge has acquired Walker Books, the U.K.-based children’s publisher and owner of Candlewick Press.
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Arcadia Publishing Acquires New Orleans–Based River Road Press
Arcadia Publishing, which specializes in books on local history, has acquired River Road Press, a publisher of books on New Orleans and the surrounding areas. River Road founder Scott Campbell will join Arcadia to head its Pelican Publishing imprint.
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McGraw-Hill, Cengage Call Off Merger
The inability to reach an agreement with the government about which divestitures the publishers needed to make to allow the merger to move forward led to the deal being canceled, the companies said.
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Vigliano Buys Back His Agency
David Vigliano has bought back the assets of his eponymous literary agency from Y Entertainment Group.
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HC to Buy Egmont Book Groups in the U.K. Poland, and Germany
Under an agreement set to close April 30, HarperCollins will buy Egmont Books UK, Egmont’s book business in Poland, and the German unit Schneiderbuch. All three focus on the children's market.
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Authors Guild Unveils New Model Trade Book Contract
Using some or all of the clauses in the model contract, the Authors Guild said, will help ensure that writers receive the rights granted them under current U.S. copyright and contract law.
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