On June 1, UK children’s publisher Do Re Mi Books, will be sold and distributed by Consortium. Travel publisher The Walking Tree will be distributed by Consortium starting July 1.
Amazon to Distribute Oprah’s Podcast, Book Club
Oprah’s Book Club, along with the mogul’s podcast, “Favorite Things,” and talk show archive will move to Amazon this summer in a multi-year licensing deal. Starting in July, Amazon’s podcast company Wondery will release two episodes per week of The Oprah Podcast in audio and video, through its Creator Services division (which is now separate from their scripted podcasts, which are part of Audible). The podcast features interviews with celebrities and authors. Amazon will also look for ways to integrate Oprah’s Book Club throughout the company. “Amazon executives think that between Audible, Kindle, Amazon.com and Goodreads, the company can expand […]
Distribution: Navigator, Read With You, Dren
Starting June 1, Navigator Books and Read With You Publishing will be distributed in North America by Lakeside Book Company. Lakeside will distribute Dren Comics in the territory starting September 1.
Google Moves to Dismiss Academic Publishers’ Suit
Google has moved to dismiss academic publishers’ lawsuit over ads for pirated textbooks, stating that the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment negates the publishers’ claims of copyright infringement. In 2024, Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill, Macmillan Learning, and Elsevier sued Google, claiming that Google Shopping ads promoted and prioritized pirated textbooks, amounting to copyright infringement. Last year, a judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed part of the lawsuit, stating that Google does not have control over sales from third-party websites. A portion of the suit continued, claiming that Google is infringing on […]
Buyer of WH Smith Bookstores Prepares A Restructure to Avoid Bankruptcy of Renamed TG Jones Chain
Modella Capital, the private equity firm that purchased UK retailer WH Smith’s bookstore business last year, is creating a restructuring plan to avoid bankruptcy, the Times of London reports. The plan would close up to 100 of the chain’s 500 stores, which have been renamed TG Jones, and “demand rent cuts,” according to the Times. The proposal is a “cram-down,” which requires the consent of only one class of creditor, but also needs the approval of a judge. Modella must prove that their only other alternative is bankruptcy. The largest creditor is reported to be Secure Trust, which provided a […]