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Publishers Weekly Announces Three Editorial Promotions – 2014

Publishers Weekly has announced three new editorial promotions. Senior editor for digital media Jonathan Segura has been named executive editor. Rachel Deahl is now news director; she was formerly senior news editor. Daniel Berchenko moves from copy chief to managing...

2014 NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL – REGISTRATION DEADLINE

The 2014 New York Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives May 25 for the annual competition honoring books worthy of further attention from the world publishing capital. Those wishing to participate in the day seminar may contact NewYorkBookFest@aol.com...

BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL DEADLINE – 2014

The 2014 Beach Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives May 25 for entries to its annual competition honoring the summer's hottest reads. The Beach Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher non-fiction, fiction,...

Indie Booksellers Announce 2014 Book Award Finalists

The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has announce the finalists for the 2014 SIBA Book Award, recognizing great southern literature from the last year. There are twenty-two books on the 2014 list, representing booksellers' favorite hand sells of the year in...

BISG Webinar to Explain the New ISNI Identifier-2014

The Book Industry Study Group is offering a webcast on June 4 at 1 p.m. EDT for publishing professionals to learn how the new International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) can improve efficiency and accuracy when tracking intellectual property. The ISNI is a globally...

2014 Revenues Soar at Bertelsmann

Bertelsmann, which owns Penguin Random House in the U.S.,  has begun the 2014 fiscal year with considerable revenue growth and a record operating result. The international media and services group’s consolidated revenue from continuing operations rose sharply by 8.5...

Tinicum Buys Big Stake in F+W – 2014

F+W announced May 5th that Tinicum L.P. and certain affiliated funds managed by Tinicum Incorporated (“Tinicum”) have completed a majority investment in F+W, A Content + eCommerce Company (www.fwmedia.com).  F+W also owns Digital Book World (DBW).  Tinicum is a...

HarperCollins to Acquire Harlequin

  HarperCollins will buy romance publisher Harlequin for C$455 million, according to Publishers Weekly, pending approval from both the U.S. and Canadian governments and Canada's Heritage Department. The deal is schedule to close in the third quarter of 2014.    HC CEO...