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HarperCollins to acquire Thomas Nelson
HarperCollins has sealed a deal to acquire religious publisher Thomas Nelson. By combining Thomas Nelson with Zondervan, HC will have one of the largest religious publishing divisions in the US.
Wheelers acquire Canongate's shares in Text Publishing
Text Publishing has announced that Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler have acquired Scottish publisher Canongate's shareholding in Text Publishing for an undisclosed sum. Text publisher a...
ACCC undertaking 'informal review' of Amazon's Book Depository acquisition, submissions sought
Further to its announcement that it was ‘monitoring' the proposed acquisition of the UK-based online book retailer the Book Depository by Amazon, the Australian Competition and Consumer Com...
Donnelly buys Libre Digital
R R Donnelly, a US-based printing company associated with News Ltd and HarperCollins, has bought ebook distributor and digital services provider Libre Digital.
Quarto buys Frances Lincoln
Co-edition publisher Quarto has bought illustrated publisher Frances Lincoln for £4.5 million.
ACCC 'not opposed' to Pearson acquisition of REDgroup online businesses
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will not oppose the acquisition of REDgroup Online by Pearson Australia Group. In its competition analysis of the a...
Pearson to acquire Stark
Pearson is again growing its educational portfolio by acquiring Stark, a German-based provider of student test and teacher lesson materials.
UK Society of Authors opposes Amazon/Book Depository merger
The UK Society of Authors is the latest organisation to indicate its opposition to the proposed acquisition of The Book Depository by Amazon, saying 'to approve Amazon’s takeover of The Book Dep...
Hachette acquires 25% stake in Russian publisher
Hachette Livre has acquired a stake in Moscow-based trade publishing group Azbooka-Atticus. Hachette now owns a 25% interest (plus one share) in the Russian publisher, which is owned 94.6% by Alexa...
UK Booksellers and Publishers Associations oppose Amazon-Book Depository deal
Both the Booksellers Association and the Publishers Association in the UK will oppose the proposed takeover of The Book Depository by Amazon, citing competition concerns.
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