Sandwiched between the concluding testimony of one of the defense's expert witnesses and the initial testimony of a second expert for Apple was Barnes & Noble's vp, digital content Theresa Horner. As a witness for Apple, she was called to show that the bookseller had already been contemplating alternatives to…
Springer Sold To BC Partners After All For 3.3 Billion Euros
The longstanding efforts by private equity owners EQT and the Singaporean sovereign-wealth fund to sell Springer Science has come to an end after another late-game twist. Just five days after announcing they would walk away from BC Partners' recent offer to buy the company and pursue a long-contemplated IPO, Springer's…
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Anna Knutson has joined Barer Literary as foreign rights director. Knutson was previously a senior literary scout at Maria B. Campbell Associates. Stephanie Kim has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as senior publicist. Previously she was public relations coordinator at Hulu. Sara Grubb has joined the Irene Goodman Literary Agency full-time…
Gelfman Schneider Joins ICM In Latest "Strategic Alliance"
In another move that signals the growing consolidation of literary agencies, ICM Partners announced a new strategic alliance with Gelfman Schneider, who will now do business as Gelfman/Schneider/ICM (but will still retain their Seventh Avenue offices.) ICM says the partnership "increases the footprint...of the publishing unit and solidifies its status…
Corporate: Penguin Tries Book Discovery With "First to Read"; Quercus Moves Sales In-House; And More
Penguin is launching a new book discovery tool, First To Read, that will offer "widely anticipated" excerpts of forthcoming Penguin titles as Hotshot by Julie Garwood, The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert, (also available on our own Fall/Winter Buzz Books 2013 sampler), The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead,…
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Ira Silverberg will leave the National Endowment of the Arts, where he has been director of literature since October 2011, on July 11 and return to New York City, saying in a statement "the demands of family are such that I must return." Literature program officer Amy Stolls has been…
With Trade Division Selloff "Effectively Complete," Wiley Anticipates Further Restructuring Costs and Layoffs
Fourth quarter adjusted sales at Wiley rose 3 percent to $441 million, as operating income of $58.9 million dropped 9 percent and adjusted net income of $42.6 million (or 71 cents a share) was down 6 percent. For the full year, sales of $1.761 billion were virtually flat compared to…
In Court: Cue Revises Apple's eBook Market Share Upward; Steve Jobs Nostalgia; and More
Apple executive Eddy Cue spent the bulk of the Monday's court session on the witness stand again, with the government then resting its case in the late afternoon. (Apple called its first expert witness, Ben Klein, who only testified briefly before court adjourned for the day.) As was the case…
Looking Ahead To The Trial's Final Week
The Department of Justice's trial against Apple is set to wrap up witness testimony by the end of Wednesday, with both sides presenting closing arguments on Thursday, June 20. Apple executive Eddy Cue is finishing up on the witness stand Monday morning (now under the questioning of Apple's lead lawyer…
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