Vox Media acquired the online magazine about “drinks and drinking culture” Punch from Penguin Random House, to pair with their Eater franchise. Co-founder Talia Baiocchi remains with Punch as editor-in-chief. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt sold CliffsNotes to online learning platform Course Hero. HMH had acquired the line from Wiley in 2012 — which acquired it as part of their Hungry Minds/IDG Books purchase in 2001 (following IDG’s acquisition from founder Cliff Hillegass in 1998 for $14.2 million).
