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News of Publishing Industry Mergers and Acquisitions

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Denmark’s Saga Egmont on Its Acquisition of Spain’s Sonolibro

In News by Jaroslaw AdamowskiMay 7, 2020

Having just acquired Sonolibro, Saga Egmont director Lasse Korsemann Horne sees the Spanish-language audiobook market as a key territory for expansion.

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Cengage Announces a Termination of Its McGraw-Hill Merger Agreement

In News by Porter AndersonMay 4, 2020

The two major educational publishers announced an all-stock merger a year ago, but ran into regulatory issues and criticism around market dominance and pricing.

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Reidy to Staff: ViacomCBS Is Looking to Sell Simon & Schuster

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 4, 2020

Simon & Schuster’s chief Carolyn Reidy tells the staff in a memo that its parent company, ViacomCBS, will be exploring potential sales of the Big Five publishing house.

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The Philippines’ SPi Global Is Buying Springer Nature Group’s SPS

In News by Porter AndersonDecember 3, 2019

With clients in 30 nations and operational centers in eight, SPi Global says it’s looking to close its acquisition of Springer Nature’s SPS by year’s end.

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James Daunt at FutureBook Live: Barnes & Noble’s ‘Crucifyingly Boring’ Stores

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonNovember 25, 2019

Seeing Barnes & Noble stores’ character ‘crushed’ by the corporate ‘opulence’ of American business, James Daunt says the chain must ‘rip out the boring.’

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Rights Sellout in Beijing: Why Albatros Media Won’t Be in Shanghai

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonNovember 14, 2019

Having sold the Chinese rights to every children’s title the Czech house took to Beijing, Albatros has nothing left to sell this weekend at Shanghai’s fair.

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Industry Notes: Storytel Buys Finland’s Gummerus; McEwan Wins Iceland’s New Prize

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 18, 2019

Finland’s third largest publisher has been acquired by Sweden’s Storytel. In Iceland this week, the UK’s Ian McEwan is the first recipient of a new award.

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NetGalley France Now Wholly Owned by US-Based NetGalley

In News by Porter AndersonAugust 31, 2019

Formerly a joint venture between NetGalley.com and Feedbooks, NetGalley France now is wholly owned and operated by Firebrand Technology’s NetGalley.com.

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Québec City Ebook Distributor De Marque Acquires France’s Feedbooks

In News by Porter AndersonAugust 28, 2019

In its latest announced acquisition, the Québecois digital distributor De Marque acquires Feedbooks, a 12-year-old Paris-based ebook retailer.

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Welbeck Names Malcolm Edwards To Publish André Deutsch Line

In News by Porter AndersonAugust 16, 2019

Welbeck Publishing Group reactivates the André Deutsch line as an imprint under the direction of former Orion publisher Malcolm Edwards.

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