Tag: Publishing
Prince Harry: New lawsuit against British publishing group
Prince Harry New lawsuit against British publishing group Prince Harry leaving the London High Court last summer after his testimony. © imago/Parsons Media In the first trial, Prince Harry did…
The EU approves the acquisition of the publishing house Editis by businessman Daniel Kretinsky
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it had approved the acquisition by Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky of the French publishing group Editis, sold by the Vivendi group. In its…
More and more “self-publishers” are publishing their own books
As of: October 19, 2023 8:26 a.m Publishers present their new publications at the Frankfurt Book Fair. But more and more authors are publishing their own works – and there…
Burda Verlag: AI chef Oliver Eckert leaves the publishing house – Media
Things are rumbling at the upper publishing levels at Hubert Burda. Oliver Eckert, managing director of the publishing subsidiary Burda Forward since last year, is leaving the company after 15…
Publishing industry: Axel Springer SE leaves Switzerland – Media
Last summer, the tone was still hopeful: Springer boss Mathias Döpfner said he was looking forward to “working on the further development and further digitalization of Switzerland’s largest magazine portfolio.”…
Bolloré approaching, Kretinsky in ambush, Sarkozy in the spotlight… The world of publishing under tension – Liberation
Books Article reserved for subscribers The two main French groups, Hachette and Editis, are preparing to change ownership. This plunges into great uncertainty their leaders, publishers and authors, who wonder…
Free State awards publishing prizes for the fourth time – Bavaria
For the fourth year running, the Ministry of Art has reaffirmed its decision to give independent publishers and their books more support: With 50,000 euros, it is again supporting ten…
Munich: Hackers encrypt data from Munich publishing group – Munich
The Munich publishing group has become the victim of a hacker attack. At the company, which claims to be the largest German non-fiction publisher, the data on the IT systems…
Financial investor KKR buys Simon & Schuster: turning point for the publishing industry – culture
Bertelsmann was not allowed to buy the US publisher Simon & Schuster, now the financial investor KKR is getting involved. A book industry-impact deal that sheds light on a related…
Takeover bid for the legendary publishing house “Schocken Books” – Kultur
The Schocken publishing house was once the center of Jewish scholarship. Today he belongs to Bertelsmann, a company that made a lot of money during the Nazi era. Now a…