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News of Publishing Industry Mergers and Acquisitions

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The PRH-S&S Acquisition Case Goes to Court

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonAugust 1, 2022Leave a Comment

The United States’ Department of Justice is suing to block the Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger deal struck in late 2020.

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Open Road’s ‘Activation’: Marketing for the Frontlist

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 20, 2022Leave a Comment

A new use of its core ‘Ignition’ marketing, Open Road’s ‘Activation’ approach allows publishers to mix various D2C components.

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UTA Buys London’s Curtis Brown: ‘A Culture of Collaboration’

In News by Porter AndersonJune 13, 2022Leave a Comment

A 31-year-old American agency buys a 123-year-old British agency in the UTA-Curtis Brown acquisition.

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New York’s Cambridge Information Group Acquires the UK’s Emerald Group

In News by Porter AndersonJune 10, 2022Leave a Comment

England’s Emerald Group and its Emerald Publishing now are part of CIG, an investment firm based in New York City and Bethesda, Maryland.

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Allen Lau Leaves Wattpad’s Top Spot; Jeanne Lam Remains in Place

In News by Porter AndersonMay 10, 2022Leave a Comment

The co-founder and CEO of Wattpad hands off to Jeanne Lam in a ‘final curtain call’ he says is not ‘The End.’

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Copyright Clearance Center Acquires Identifier Specialist Ringgold

In News by Porter AndersonMay 4, 2022Leave a Comment

After working with CCC for years on disambiguating author affiliations, Ringgold is now part of Copyright Clearance Center.

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South Korea’s Webtoon Acquires Ebook Initiative Japan

In News by Porter AndersonApril 1, 20221 Comment

With a goal of deeper penetration in the Japanese market, South Korea’s Naver/Webtoon subsidiary Line buys Ebook Initiative Japan.

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A Merger in Self-Publishing: Draft2Digital’s Acquisition of Smashwords

In News by Porter AndersonFebruary 8, 2022

Together, the merging Draft2Digital-Smashwords self-publishing platform claims at least 250,000 writers and more than 800,000 ebooks.

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Academic Publishing Edition: Wiley’s Jay Flynn on ‘Science Literacy’

In News by Porter AndersonJanuary 28, 2022

As the pandemic raises ‘science literacy’ worldwide, Jay Flynn says Wiley is rushing to enable research stakeholders in a changing business.

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Open Road’s New CEO on 2021: ‘We Found Ways To Grow’

In News by Porter AndersonJanuary 27, 2022

‘As if we’ve built a fountain of youth for backlisted titles,’ David Steinberger writes in his appraisal of Open Road’s past year.

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