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Hachette UK Buys Welbeck Publishing Group
U.K.-based Welbeck Publishing has been acquired by Hachette UK for an undisclosed price. Sales at the publisher are expected to top £25 million in 2022.
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Charlesbridge Publishing Acquires Move Books
With is acquisition of Move Books, Charlesbridge plans to launch a new middle grade imprint called Charlesbridge Moves, helmed by Move Books founder Eileen Robinson.
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Paramount Terminates PRH Bid for S&S
Penguin Random House’s attempt to acquire Simon & Schuster has officially ended. The news came in a filing by S&S parent company Paramount Global with the SEC, which said that, in accordance with the purchase agreement terms, it had terminated the deal.
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Kensington Buys Erewhon Books
Kensington Publishing has acquired Erewhon Books, an independent publisher dedicated to literary speculative fiction, science fiction, and fantasy, for an undisclosed price.
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Local Entrepreneurs Buy Rainy Day Books
Three Kansas City businessmen who also own Made in KC have acquired the 47-year-old indie bookstore. Made in KC operates 16 outlets that sell the handiwork of local artists, and while Rainy Day will operate separately from the core business, the aim is to use those other locations to drive business to the bookstore.
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Turner Buys West Margin Press
In a deal that involves more than 500 titles, Turner Publishing has acquired West Margin Press from the Ingram Content Group.
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RBmedia Buys German Audio Publisher
Landover, Md.-based audiobook publisher RBmedia has continued its push in the international market with the acquisition of John Verlag’s German-language audiobook catalog.
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HarperCollins Buys Cider Mill Press
HarperCollins has acquired Maine independent publisher Cider Mill Press. Cider Mill will become part of the HarperCollins Focus group.
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Rowman & Littlefield Buys Tilbury House's Adult Titles
Rowman & Littlefield has acquired the adult division of Maine's Tilbury House Publishers in a deal that adds 70 regional titles to R&L's list.
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Gibbs Smith Becomes 100% Employee-Owned
With the employee acquisition of the 50% stake in the publisher it did not already own, Gibbs Smith is now a 100% ESOP.
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Scholastic Buys Learning Ovations
Scholastic has acquired Learning Ovations, the creator of A2i (Assessment to Instruction)—a literacy screening, progress monitoring and assessment, and instructional planning system for classrooms and community organizations.
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Hybrid Publisher Amplify Publishing Groups Gets Investment
Mudita Venture Partners has made an unspecified investment in the hybrid publisher Amplify Publishing Group. Launched in 2003, Amplify publishes about 300 titles annually.
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DK Acquires Phonic Books
As part of its expansion into the education market with the launch of DK Learning in April, DK has acquired Phonics Books, a publisher of more than 300 decodable books for beginner and catch-up readers.
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Rowman & Littlefield in Co-Publishing Deal with Brookings
Effective immediately, Rowman & Littlefield will produce, distribute, sell, and market books from Brookings Institute Press, while Brookings will continue to oversee acquisitions and editorial review of BIP's titles.
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Podium Audio Buys Bookstat
The digital publisher Podium Audio has acquired Bookstat, the data subscription service that tracks online book purchases in physical, e-book, and audiobook formats.
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Audiobook Publisher RBmedia Makes Two Purchases
Audiobook publisher RBmedia has acquired the audiobook business of Upfront Books and the French company Éditions Thélème.
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Spotify Completes Findaway Purchase
Spotify has completed its acquisition of digital audiobook distributor Findaway. The Swedish streaming giant has 422 million monthly active users, and will use the Findaway purchase to speed its growth in the audiobook market.
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Rowman & Littlefield Buys North Country Books
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group has acquired North Country Books. Based in Utica, N.Y., North Country has a backlist of about 200 titles, with a focus on regional books about the Adirondacks and Upstate New York.
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UTA Acquires Curtis Brown Group
Through the deal, the U.K.-based literary and talent agency Curtis Brown, which reps such authors as Nigella Lawson and Jojo Moyes and such estates as those of Ian Fleming and A.A. Milne, will continue to operate under its existing structure and management team.
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Baker & Taylor Sells U.K. Division
A little more than six months after acquiring Baker & Taylor from the Follett Corp., new owner Amandeep Kochar sold Baker & Taylor UK to the Little Group, parent company of the U.K.'s largest wholesaler, Gardners.
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