Wednesday, 31 October 2012
In the UK, Profile Books has acquired independent publisher Tindal Street Press, reports the Bookseller. Tindal Street will become an imprint of Profile Books from 1 November, and will be...

Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Kobo has launched an ebookstore in South Africa and announced a new partnership with South African retailer Pick n Play. The ebook provider said in a statement on 30 October...

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Pearson has announced it has acquired online learning services company EmbanetCompass for US$650 million (approximately A$633 million). In a statement, the publisher said the acquisition built on Pearson’s ‘leading position...

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
In the US, CEO of publisher and distributor Perseus Books Group David Steinberger has announced that the company has exceeded its financial goals for the financial year, reports Publishers Weekly....

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
The Man Group, sponsor of the Man Booker Prize, will not continue its sponsorship of the Asian Literary Prize after this year’s prize is awarded in March next year, reports the...

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Harlequin will launch a new contemporary romance imprint in the US next year called Kiss, reports Publishers Weekly. The imprint, which Harlequin describes as ‘fun, flirty and sensual romances’, will...

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
The financially troubled Canadian Booksellers Association has decided at its annual general meeting to ‘explore becoming a division’ of the country’s retail council after members were asked to vote on...

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Microsoft has announced its new tablet computer, to be called Surface, will be priced at US$499 in the US. ‘The least expensive of its Surface tablets matches the entry-level price...

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
In the US, HarperCollins romance imprint Avon Books has announced the launch of a Facebook app that ‘targets the romance reader, offering an extensive list of sample excerpts from Avon...

Tuesday, 23 October 2012
The winners of the final three Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers were revealed at a ceremony in London on 18 October. The CWA Gold Dagger was awarded to Gene Kerrigan for...

Tuesday, 23 October 2012
British publisher Hodder & Stoughton is splitting into two distinct publishing divisions, reports Publishers Weekly. The publisher, which is owned by Hachette, will be divided into John Murray Press, which...

Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Social reading platform and retailer BookShout has announced it will introduce new technology that will ‘allow its users to legally import their previous and future ebook purchases into their BookShout...

Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Faber has announced it will be changing its branding and ‘slimming down the iconic “ff” logo’, reports the Bookseller. Faber sales and marketing director Will Atkinson outlined some of the...

Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Oyster, the US ebook subscription service founded in July this year, ‘has secured [US]$3 million [(A$2.9)] dollars in venture funding that it will use to build a sort of Spotify for...

Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has confirmed that the company will not make a profit from sales of its latest Kindle tablet and ereader devices, reports the BBC. ‘We sell...

Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Kobo has acquired the French digital software company Acquafadas for an undisclosed sum, reports the Bookseller, which said it was a move ‘designed to bring ‘illustrated e-books and magazines and...

Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Actor Johnny Depp has launched his own imprint with HarperCollins US, reports the Bookseller. The imprint Infinitum Nihil—which means ‘nothing is forever’ and is also the name of his production company—has...

Wednesday, 17 October 2012
German ebook retailer Txtr has announced plans to offer an eink ereading device ‘that can be ‘offered as an inexpensive premium through phone plans’, reports Publishers Weekly. ‘The new device,...

Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Amazon has launched an ‘author rank’ feature on its website, reports Publishers Weekly. ‘The new ranking is based on cumulative sales of all books by each author and like its...

Wednesday, 10 October 2012
In the UK, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, formerly known as the Orange Prize, will be funded by individual donors in 2013, ‘while headline sponsorship negotiations for 2014 and beyond...

Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the UK, bookselling chain Waterstones has launched a new branding campaign that includes advertising on the London Underground and billboards, as well as in the press, in-house merchandise and...

Tuesday, 9 October 2012
John Wiley has reached an agreement to acquire Deltak.edu for $220 million, (approximately A$215 million) reports Publishers Weekly. US company Deltak ‘works in partnership with colleges and universities to develop...

Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the UK, Egmont has signed the book and publishing rights associated with computer game Minecraft for all territories excluding the US, reports the Bookseller. The game ‘involves players creating...

Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the UK, Penguin is undertaking a review of its travel divisions, including its Rough Guides and Dorling Kindersley imprints, reports the Bookseller. The rise of digital publishing and a...

Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the US, John Wiley & Sons’ global education division will partner with educational software developer Kno to create interactive textbooks, reports Publishers Weekly. The arrangement will involve Kno creating...

Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Pearson has announced that chief executive Marjorie Scardino will step down from her role in 2013, to be replaced by chief executive of Pearson’s International Education division John Fallon, reports...

Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the US, bookselling chain Barnes & Noble and software giant Microsoft have announced the completion of a strategic partnership and the creation of the new subsidiary Nook Media LLC....