Higher costs increased Scholastic's first quarter loss to $58.1 million, from $32 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, despite a 1.2% increase in sales. The results were "on plan," the publisher said, adding that it still expects sales and earnings in fiscal 2023 to rise over fiscal 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
With Easter getting closer, the children's category had a big jump in sales last week over a year ago, leading to an overall 10.2% increase in print unit sales for the week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
The pandemic resulted in a steep drop in electricity use and business travel last year, but "significantly" higher demand for print books led to a 2% increase in Hachette Book Group's carbon footprint in 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Driven by strong backlist sales, unit sales of print books rose 26% last week over the week ended February 29, 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. It was the largest week-over-week gain compared to 2020 so far this year, helping unit sales finish the first two months of 2021 with a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Higher sales of a range of digital and online products offset continued declines in print revenue, leading to a 2% increase in sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 at John Wiley & Sons. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic Inc's operating income for the fiscal year ending 31st May fell 55% to $25m (£20.3m), despite a 2% increase in revenues to $1.65bn (£1.34bn), according to its latest financial results. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 11:40:07 UTC ]
Strong sales in the adult nonfiction category led to a 2% increase in overall print unit sales in the week ended July 29, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and booksellers in Ireland have breathed a sigh of relief as the market experienced an unprecedented rebound in 2014, surpassing expectations. Figures from Nielsen BookScan reveal that 9.6 million physical books were sold through the tills in Ireland, equating to €106.4m (£79.4m) in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Earnings at Time Warner Inc. grew 24% in the first three months of the year despite a slight drop in revenue, as the company benefited from strength in its television networks.Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that first-quarter net income was $720 million, or 75 cents per share, compared with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 11/10/2011 - 08:50 Book sales remained tough in September according to the British Retail Consortium, which reported total retail sales were up by 2.5% against September last year. The BRC said UK retail sales values were 0.3% higher on a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]