A new book market report on Finland’s book market shows the impact of the pandemic and looks at the bestselling Finnish books of 2020.
Springer Nature Acquires Paris’ Open Access Atlantis Press
Atlantis Press, a French publisher of conference proceedings, is bought by Germany’s Springer Nature, which adds to its portfolio a platform that sees 1.5 million downloads monthly.
‘Arabic Voices in Academic Publishing’: A Look at the Challenges
The importance of Arabic in the scholarly world, our experts agreed, needs to be recognized by bringing more of it to the wider conversation.
Denmark’s Saga Egmont Acquires Mexico’s Cuántica Activa Audiolibros
Saga Egmont says the acquisition of Mexican audiobook publisher Cuántica Activa Audiolibros fits with its growth in Spanish book markets.
NetGalley and Its Parent, Firebrand, Sold to Japan’s Media Do
Fran Toolan remains CEO for at least three years, as the US subsidiary of Tokyo’s Media Do acquires all shares of Firebrand and NetGalley.
Interview: CEO Allen Lau on Wattpad’s $600 Million Merger with Korea’s Naver
The merger between Canada’s Wattpad and South Korea’s Naver, says Allen Lau, is built on audience and platform expansion.
Canada’s Wattpad Announces It’s Being Acquired by South Korea’s Naver
Toronto-based Wattpad will retain its leadership team following its acquisition by South Korean tech company Naver, in a US$600 million cash and stock deal.
UK: Welbeck Acquires Australian Illustrator Robert Ingpen’s Backlist
en titles from illustrator Robert Ingpen now form the basis of a new UK children’s book publishing imprint, Welbeck Children’s Classics.
Exclusive: Wiley’s Jay Flynn on the Hindawi Acquisition
Wiley announces a head-turning $298 million acquisition of Hindawi that Jay Flynn says can help ‘drive the global research community forward.’
Germany’s Bertelsmann To Buy Simon & Schuster for US$2.175 Billion
Penguin Random House parent company Bertelsmann will acquire Simon & Schuster. If the sale is approved by regulators, the Big Five will become the the Big Four.