These don’t necessarily have to do with children’s publishing, but they have to do with publishing, so don’t call me up and whine. It’s all you’re getting tonight.
Lagardère to acquire Time Warner Book group
Lagardère SCA and Time Warner Inc. have said that Lagardère will acquire Time Warner Book Group, the fifth largest U.S. book publisher for US $537.5 million.
And here’s another article on the same topic.
Here’s a short article on Lynne Rae Perkins, the author of Criss Cross, which won the Newbery Medal for 2005.
And Harper Collins is testing out web publishing. A free book supported by ads.
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 6, 2006–HarperCollins Publishers announced that, for the first time, it is making the full text of a business book available on the web for free, on an ad supported basis. As of today, the full text of “Go It Alone! The Secret to Building a Successful Business on Your Own,” by Bruce Judson, will be available at the author’s Web site, www.BruceJudson.com. Each page of the book’s text will be indexed for search engines and accompanied by contextual ads served by major search companies. Additionally, the site will include a link to an online bookseller where consumers can buy a copy of the book.
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Couldn’t open the link to the article about Time Warner. What do we know about Lagardère? I’ve never heard of them. French?
Becky
Sorry, I messed the link up.
Yes, they are French. One article says:
Lagardère is primarily a media company, with holdings that include Hachette Filipacchi, publisher of Elle, Première and Car and Driver magazines, and Hachette Livre, which two years ago bought Hodder Headline, one of the largest British publishing companies. Lagardère also owns a minority stake in the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company, which makes weapons systems, satellites, and military and commercial aircraft.
Another article says:
Through this transaction, Lagardère’s Book Publishing branch will become #3 worldwide. This is a major step in fulfilling a Lagardère objective to create a balanced portfolio in three main languages, French, English and Spanish.
Thanks, Sally. I don’t know what to think about this. Part of me wants to respond in jingoistic fashion: “But they’re NOT AMERICAN.”
Another part, more rational, thinks, And what place does Christianity have in French culture? Is Warner Faith doomed? Will that be one of many bought and paid for Christian houses that dies on the vine of secularism?
Then I snap back to the irrational: Monopolies. Monopolies. The world is run by monopolies!
So this is interesting on many levels–but I don’t have an intelligent response.
Becky