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Bowker Rejoins ISNI Global Identification Effort
The ISBN services company has rejoined the ISNI International Agency, which provides tools meant to ensure accurate attribution for authors’ and other creatives’ works across the supply chain.
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Bloomsbury UK Reaches Last-Minute Contract Agreement With Amazon
As of 10.30 p.m. GMT on January 23, Amazon and Bloomsbury reached an agreement in principle on a new contract following a threat by the e-tail giant to no longer sell Bloomsbury UK's titles in its online stores in select markets should the two parties fail to reach a deal by midnight on Jan. 24.
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Bertelsmann Strikes 'Strategic Collaboration' with OpenAI
Penguin Random House's parent company hopes to improve operating efficiencies and find new ways to create and distribute content through the agreement.
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Penguin Random House Australia Acquires Text Publishing
Penguin Random House Australia has acquired Text Publishing. A major Australian publishing house, Text's roster includes numerous prize winners and bold-faced names. The company will retain its editorial autonomy as part of PRHA.
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Government Charges Three People in Publishing Scam
A grand jury in San Diego has charged three people involved with PageTurner Press and Media in a publishing scam that the government contends defrauded elderly authors across the U.S. of almost $44 million.
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HarperCollins Holland Acquires Gottmer's Lifestyle Imprints
HarperCollins Holland has agreed to acquire four lifestyle imprints from Gottmer Uitgevers Groep, including Becht (cookbooks and eco-friendly lifestyle), Altamira (mind, body, and spirit), Dominicus (travel guides), and Hollandia (water sports).
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Proposed Change to Inclusive Access Program Dies
The Department of Education has officially ended plans to change eligibility rules that could have undermined the viability of Inclusive Access programs, which allow college students to pay for educational materials at below market rates.
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Deep Vellum Acquires U.K. Translation Publisher Fum d'Estampa
Dallas-based Deep Vellum Publishing has acquired Fum d'Estampa Press, a British small press founded in 2020 that has published 30 translated works from Catalan, Spanish, French, and Norwegian.
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Book Publishing M&A in 2024: An Active, but Not Seismic, Year for Deals
Though there were no billion-dollar deals along the lines of private equity firm KKR’s 2023 sale of RBmedia and purchase of Simon & Schuster, the year did produce a number of notable acquisitions that indicate a few developing trends.
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Crown Publishing Group Acquires Compendium
The Crown Publishing Grouphas acquired Compendium, the publisher of illustrated books, journals, and notecards.
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