Sourcebooks Takes Bloom Books Romance into Germany and Brazil - Publishing Perspectives

I didn't know they were big romance markets.

Today, Panzer found a post about Sourcebooks expansion into new romance book markets.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, Sourcebooks is expanding into Germany and Brazil using Penguin Random House's (PRH) companies in those countries for translation and distribution. The post includes several links to other posts with more information about other aspects of the companies involved in the expansion.

 

Panzer says, "When you're a big company like PRH with subsidiaries in other countries expanding is easy, low cost, and makes sense." 

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

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Nora Roberts sues Brazilian author, cites 'multi-plagiarism' - AP News

Panzer was shaken from his kitty bed by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Hopping into the Panzermobile, our speedy kitty boy followed all the noise to the AP News site. With a little digging he found a post about bestselling author Nora Roberts.

You will get caught.

According to Hillel Italie, Nora Roberts has sued Brazilian author Cristiane Serruya. Author Nora Roberts alleges in her suit filed in Brazil that Cristiane Serruya plagiarized her work multiple times. Serruya has said ghost writers she was using did the plagiarizing, but she's still selling the books in question. Amazon removed the books after Roberts notified them of the offenses, but other sites are still selling them.

Panzer says, "You steal it, you still have to pay the price eventually."

Note: This is a h-u-g-e post. Bring a thermos of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection.

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PRH takes Majority Stake in Brazil's Grupo Companhia das Letras - Publishing Perspectives

Today, Panzer decided to make a stop at the Publishing Perspectives site. Digging around in the posts our adventuresome kitty found one about Penguin Random House.

According to Porter Anderson, Penguin Random House (PRH) CEO Markus Dohle announced the company's new majority ownership in Brazil's Grupo Companhia das Letras. With this majority ownership PRH has gained an increased foothold in the South American and Portuguese-language book marketplace. According to both companies there won't be any management or business changes. There are links to other information about both companies at both the beginning and the end of the post.

Inquiring cats want to know.

Panzer says, "This little kitty wonders which PRH English-language authors will be translated for the South American market."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links to the other posts, bring half a thermos of tea and four muffins.

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