Amazon andMarshall Cavendish, one of the world’s leading educational and consumer book publishers and classroom digital solutions providers, today announced thatAmazonhas signed a deal to acquire over 450 titles of its US Children’s trade books business, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books (MCCB).
The list from Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books has been nominated for more than 150 industry awards and includes a diverse range of titles including “The Night Before Christmas” illustrated byGennady Spirin, “Three Little Tamales” byEric A. Kimmel, “Chalk” byBill Thomsonand “Yellow Star” byJennifer Roy, as well as the National Book Award finalist “My Name is Not Easy” byDebby Dahl Edwardson. The acquisition creates the foundation forAmazon Publishingto further expand into picture books, chapter books and Young Adult novels.
“We’re excited to acquire the Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books titles and expand our publishing business in this area,” saidJeff Belle, Vice President,Amazon Publishing. “We believe the children’s book market segment presents a unique opportunity to innovate in both print and digital formats. And since many of these titles are not readily available as eBooks, we see a chance to connect a terrific group of authors and illustrators with more readers. We also see the potential for similar deals across other categories in the future.”
“Under the guidance ofMargery Cuyler, the Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books team has done an incredible job of building a contemporary and beautifully presented list of books,” saidLaurence Kirshbaum, Vice President and Publisher,Amazon Publishing,East Coast Group. “We look forward to working with these respected authors and illustrators. We will continue to publish these books in their handsome print editions and we think customers will love reading these books — most of them never available before digitally — with their families, using the brilliant color touchscreen on the Kindle Fire.”
Lee Fei Chen, Group Publisher & Head ofPublishing GroupatMarshall Cavendish Corporationsaid, “We would like to thank all the MCCB authors and illustrators for their contributions over the years; many of them have worked with us since the commencement of this business in 2003. The numerous awards and recognition that the list has garnered is a standing testament to the creativity and capabilities of the team.” She further added, “Our sale will allow Marshall Cavendish to continue to focus on our core K-12 textbook and assessment books business inthe United States, and growing our school education publishing businesses worldwide.”
Until the deal is closed, all orders from retailers and libraries should continue to go to the existing MCCB sales teams. Amazon will publish the acquired titles under an imprint of Amazon’s New York publishing unit.
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