A leader in lifestyle and guidebook publishing in Germany, Hamburg’s Gräfe und Unzer is being acquired by Verlagsgruppe HarperCollins.
Nielsen BookData Releases Book Sales Data on Several Markets
January to August, Nielsen BookData and GfK Entertainment report on fiction and nonfiction sales ‘in many regions.’
Simon & Schuster Australia Acquires Affirm Press
Continuing its international expansion, Simon & Schuster’s Australian arm acquires Affirm Press, a 14-year-old independent publisher.
CEO Stefano Mauri on Italy’s GeMS and Debut Fiction
Gruppo editoriale Mauri Spagnol (GeMS) has dominated Italy’s debut fiction market for years — with small and medium imprints.
Audiobooks: RBMedia’s Acquisition of Dreamscape Media
The acquisition of Dreamscape Media by RBMedia brings together two companies being called ‘highly complementary’ in the audiobook space.
LivrEmploi Merges With France’s Publishers’ Association
With a national workforce of a reported 14,200, France’s Publishers have merged their new recruitment program into their association.
The UK’s Bloomsbury Buys the US-Based Rowman & Littlefield
The acquisition of the American house Rowman & Littlefield, Bloomsbury UK says, will double its academic operations in the States.
Simon & Schuster To Acquire the Netherlands’ VBK
‘Our shared goal is to expand the audience for our authors and their books,’ says S&S CEO Jonathan Karp in announcing the VBK acquisition.
Italy’s Messaggerie-Libraccio Alliance: A Shift in Ownership
During ‘Bologna week,’ Publishing Perspectives learned that the Italian distributor Emmelibri-Messaggerie and the bookstore chain Libraccio are engaged in a merger.
Canada’s Indigo Bookstore Chain Agrees to a Buyout Offer
The buyout offer is expected to close in June, when Indigo will be removed from Toronto’s stock market, the company going private.