Publishing imprints

In a move that some in the industry will welcome as putting at least a temporary stop to industry consolidation, the private investment firm KKR has reached an agreement with Paramount Global to acquire Simon & Schuster for $1.62 billion in an all cash transaction.

Three days before I sat down to write this blog post, I finished reading Drama High by Michael Sokolove. I clutched the book to my heart, and thought, no one will ever see books like this again.

Then I mentally slapped myself. I had slipped into traditional writer think.  Read more

July 1, 2018, marked the fifth anniversary of the completion of the Penguin Group-Random House merger, a deal that created the world's largest trade publisher, which had $3.4 billion in global sales in 2017.  Read more

Salt's owners Chris and Jen Hamilton-Emery discuss the publisher's near-death experience in the recession, escaping the Arts Council comfort blanket and how small presses can thrive if they publish with their heads as well as their hearts

Whither the imprint? Publishing imprints are part and parcel of modern publishing businesses, yet many question their use and effectiveness, particularly at a time when publishers are looking to build brands that consumers can recognise.  Read more