Does Murdoch’s HarperCollins Move Presage a Sale?

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Does HarperCollins' split from other parts of News Corp presage a sale? No, said the UK CEO at the company's annual party, it will bring further investment.  Read more »

SURVEY: Would HarperCollins Be Better Off Outside News Corp? With rumors surfacing yet again that HarperCollins is prepping to be sold, would HC be better off outside Murdoch's News Corp, where books are not a priority? Read more »

Push Comes to Shove: Japan’s E-book Market in 2012 Until now, Japan has been the Galapagos Islands of e-books. Suddenly, with foreign companies appearing to win, the market is scrambling to catch up and adjust. Read more »

Could Personal Book Scanning Ever Become Commercialized? If you lived in Russia, Indonesia, Japan or any number of other countries, you could have a commercial service scan your books for you. In the US, not a chance.  Read more »

Frankfurt Academy Leads Textbook Workshop in Casablanca This July, 30 publishers from Tunisia, Libya, Senegal, Mauritania, Algeria and Morocco will attend a workshop on textbook design led by the Frankfurt Academy.  Read more »