Scholastic acquires Koala Books
Scholastic Australia has announced that it has acquired children’s publisher Koala Books. Scholastic said in a statement that the Koala Books list will be published as an imprint of Scholastic...
Mcgraw Hill education to be acquired by private equity group in US
McGraw-Hill Cos. (MHC) has agreed to sell McGraw-Hill Education to the private equity group Apollo Global Management for US$2.5 billion (A$1.96 billion), reports Publishers Weekly (PW). ‘MHC hopes to complete...
Seaway acquires Intramar
Seaway Logistics has announced it will purchase the business and assets of freight forwarder Intramar, which was recently placed under the control of receivers PPB Advisory. Seaway said in a...
Wiley acquires Deltak.edu for US$220 million
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...
Pascal Press buys Steve Parish Publishing assets
Sydney-based publisher Pascal Press has announced that it has acquired the publishing assets of Steve Parish Publishing, which entered liquidation in March. The publisher said in a statement this week...
Inventive Labs to become Melbourne office of Icelab
Inventive Labs, the software and website design company founded by Joseph Pearson and Virginia Murdoch and responsible for the creation of the Booki.sh ebook platform, will become the Melbourne office of...
Overdrive acquires Booki.sh
Ebook distributor Overdrive has announced it has acquired local ebook platform provider Booki.sh. Peter Haasz, speaking for Booki.sh told the Weekly Book Newsletter that Booki.sh--founded by Inventive Labs partners Joseph Pearson and...
Overdrive acquires Booki.sh
Ebook distributor Overdrive has announced it has acquired local ebook platform provider Booki.sh. Peter Haasz, who founded Booki.sh with Inventive Labs partners Virginia Murdoch and Joseph Pearson, told the Weekly Book...
ACCC will ‘not oppose’ Amazon?s acquisition of the Book Depository
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has concluded its 'informal review' of the proposed acquisition of the UK-based online book retailer the Book Depository by Amazon, stating this week...
Wheelers acquire Canongate’s shares in Text Publishing
Text Publishing has announced that Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler have acquired Scottish publisher Canongate's shareholding in Text Publishing for an undisclosed sum. Text publisher and managing director...
Wheelers acquire Canongate?s shares in Text Publishing
Text Publishing has announced that Lonely Planet founders�Tony and Maureen Wheeler have acquired�Scottish publisher Canongate's shareholding in Text Publishing for an undisclosed sum. Text said in a statement today that...
ACCC undertaking ‘informal review’ of Amazon’s Book Depository acquisition, submissions sought
Further to its announcement that it was ‘monitoring' the proposed acquisition of the UK-based online book retailer the Book Depository by Amazon, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced...
ACCC ‘not opposed’ to Pearson acquisition of REDgroup online businesses
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will not oppose the acquisition of REDgroup Online by Pearson Australia Group.In its competition analysis of the acquisition, available...
ACCC ‘not opposed’ to Pearson acquisition of REDgroup online business
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will not oppose the acquisition of REDgroup Online by Pearson Australia Group.In its competition analysis, available online here, the...
Pearson to acquire REDgroup online; ABA flags concerns with ACCC
As reported by the Weekly Book Newsletter in a Special Bulletin on Monday, Pearson Australia has announced it has reached an agreement with REDgroup Retail administrators Ferrier Hodgson to purchase...
REDgroup administration: Pearson to acquire REDgroup online
Pearson Australia has announced this afternoon that it has reached an agreement with REDgroup Retail administrators Ferrier Hodgson to purchase REDgroup's online business. The agreement includes both the Borders and...
On Demand Acquires DPA
Digital printer On Demand has acquired Digital Printing Australia (DPA). Print industry journal Print 21 Online reports that DPA directors Claude Lucchesi and Kirk Peterson will leave the business, with...
Dyer sells Domain Books to Durack, retains Fairfield Books
Heather Dyer has sold Domain Books in Melbourne to former staff member Cathy Durack. Durack, who worked at the store for several years, has brought in new staff and is...
Management buyout at Doubleday Australia
The management team of membership-based retailer Doubleday Australia has purchased the company from its former owners Bertelsmann under the entity A&WN Trust. Doubleday Australia managing director Andrew Nikas will continue...
Dymocks acquires chocolate and nut confectioner
Dymocks has announced it has acquired the chocolate and nut confectioner Paton's Macadamias. The acquisition follows the bookselling chain's purchase, last year, of the sandwich chain Healthy Habits. Dymocks CEO...