Books
Hachette buys Workman
Hachette Book Group, a subsidiary of Lagardère of France, is buying the US-based privately-owned Workman Publishing for $240m.…
US books deal
Arcadia Publishing, of South Carolina, US has acquired Commonwealth Editions, a subsidiary of Applewood Books based in Massachusetts.…
Open Road buys Bloodhound
Open Road Integrated Media has bought UK publishing company Bloodhound Books, based in Cambridge. The company, founded in…
RBMedia buys McGraw audio
The KKR-owned RBmedia, claimed to be the world’s largest audiobook publisher, has acquired the audiobook division of McGraw-Hill…
Rosetta sells its e-books
MEP Capital has invested in Rosetta Books, of the US, in a deal that gives it ownership of…
Bloomsbury buys Red Globe
Bloomsbury Publishing, the UK listed book publisher, has acquired Red Globe Press from Springer Nature for a maximum…
RB Media buys Booka
US audiobook company RBMedia has bought Booka, the Spanish language audiobooks publisher.The Booka audio backlist has leading authors…
Turner buys Prospect Books
Turner Publishing has acquired Prospect Park Books, based in LA, adding 100 titles to its catalogue. Prospect Park…
Media Do buys Quality/Firebrand
Media Do, a distributor of Japanese e-books, has acquired Quality Solutions and its Firebrand Technologies business. The two…
Bertlesmann wins Schuster
The tussle for Simon & Schuster reached its conclusion, with Bertelsmann owned Penguin Random House (PRH) emerging as…