Wiley has purchased U.K.-based Emerald Publishing from Cambridge Information Group for £337 million ($452 million). Wiley said that in addition to strengthening its research resources, "the acquisition deepens Wiley's proprietary content position for use in AI and data analytics."
Emerald's portfolio covers multiple disciplines, including economics, business, finance, accounting, management, strategy, education, engineering, information and knowledge management, operations, public policy, and environmental management.
Matthew Kissner, Wiley president and CEO, said: "Emerald represents an outstanding strategic fit for Wiley--a complementary portfolio, a compatible culture, and decades of specialized content that will meaningfully expand our scale and portfolio depth in both research publishing and research intelligence. This transaction reflects our conviction that research and AI are mutually reinforcing: our proprietary content and data fuels AI, and AI accelerates the pace of publishing. Emerald materially strengthens both--expanding our peer-reviewed content base and adding a high-margin, recurring revenue stream that we expect to drive meaningful shareholder value."
Emerald CEO Vicky Williams said: "Wiley is the ideal home for Emerald and the global communities we serve.... Joining Wiley gives us the best-in-class platform, an extended global footprint, and further reach into academic and corporate markets to drive real-world impact, which aligns with our founding mission. We are excited to join Wiley and build on their exceptional foundation for growth, innovation, and integrity."
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Finalists have been unveiled for the Aotearoa New Zealand 2026 Book Industry Awards, presented by Booksellers Aotearoa NZ and the Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ). See the complete list of finalists, including Bookshop of the Year, here.
"Every book that finds its way into a reader's hands is the result of countless hours of work by people who love stories," the organizers noted. "A bookseller who pressed it into a stranger's hands. A publisher who took a chance on an unknown voice. A sales rep who made sure it reached the shelves."
Aotearoa's book industry will gather in Auckland on July 25 for the Book Industry Awards ceremony to "honor the booksellers, publishers, marketers and trailblazers whose dedication, creativity and sheer love of books keeps Aotearoa reading--shining a light on the people who make sure stories connect," the organizers added.
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The International Publishers Association released a shortlist for the 2026 Prix Voltaire, honoring exceptional courage in upholding the freedom to publish. Featuring six individuals and organizations who have demonstrated resilience and bravery, this year's shortlist includes:
Dar Al Jundi Publishing, Samir Al Jundi, Palestine
El Maraya, Yehia Fekry, Egypt
Freedom Letters, Georgy Urushadze, Russia
Gantala Press, Faye Cura, Philippines
KompasGuide, Vitali Ziusko, Russia
Sam Yan Press, Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, Thailand
IPA president Gvantsa Jobava said: "Over the last 20 years we have recognized bravery in publishing. The Prix Voltaire laureates and those shortlisted for the prize have risked so much to publish the works of others and secure their freedom of expression in practice. They have faced exile, prison, harassment and intimidation, some have disappeared, some have been murdered. They risk all this to publish the writings of other people. To mark this 20th anniversary of the Prix Voltaire we decided to add that as a tagline: 'Bravery in Publishing.' Our 20 years of laureates, and our shortlist this year are indeed the bravest among us."