Mergers & Acquisitions

Readerlink Distribution Services has signed an agreement to acquire the retail book distribution business of ANconnect, which distributes books to 3,600 Walmart and 644 Sam's Club outlets.

Wattpad Studios will partner with film and entertainment companies to produce entertainment properties from the site's huge storytelling community.

The distributor has cut deals with Bookmasters and Edwards Brothers Malloy, moves that give the distributor an agreement with every major print-on-demand company in the market.

IDPF leaders said a merger is being discussed as a way to "pursue future development of EPUB and improvement of the overall Web platform for publishing.”

Dorling Kindersley, the imprint behind long-running book series about Star Wars and James Bond, is being groomed for a sale by its owner, Penguin Random House. It publishes series both for children, with books from brands such as Lego, and adults, with the cookery writer Mary Berry among its catalogue of prominent authors. Sources said…

Garden City-based Square One Publishers has acquired Ocean Publishing, a small independent publisher located in Flagler Beach, Fla.

WESTCHESTER, Ill. — April 18, 2016 — Follett Corporation today announced that it has acquired Baker & Taylor, LLC, the leading distributor of books, video and music products to public libraries and institutions, and a major wholesaler to retailers worldwide. With combined sales of $3.6 billion, the two businesses will offer librarians, patrons, educators and…

In a major development in the publishing industry's wholesaling segment, Follett Corp. has acquired Baker & Taylor for an undisclosed price.

A letter dated April 12 provides a more complete picture of Ingram Content Group’s new operating structure of its distribution business following its purchase of Perseus' distribution arm.

NEW YORK — April 11, 2016 — OR Books, an independent publisher based in New York City, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the London-based Serif Books. Serif Books was founded and run by Stephen Hayward, who died in October of last year. The Serif list reflects Stephen's eclectic, cosmopolitan taste. It spans…