Sales of digital audio were up well into double digits in the month, helping to boost July sales by 18% over 2023 at publishers that report to AAP's BookStat program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Abrams Books has made an unspecified number of job cuts this week, with some speculating that cuts were in the double digits. The company declined to comment on the size of the workforce reduction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sales in both the adult and children's/young adult categories fell by double digits in November, due in part to soft hardcover sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
In a letter to employees, HBG CEO Michael Pietsch said that excluding Perseus, profits rose 25%. The increase was higher when Perseus is included. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing vet Keith Grossman has had a busy few years. Just over two years ago, the Condé Nast alum left a more than decade-long career at Wired to join Bloomberg as publisher of Bloomberg Digital and Digital Products. Last fall, he was promoted to Bloomberg Media's U.S. head of sales. And as... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pointing to strong titles, a growing backlist, and retailer optimism, Diamond Book Distributors, the trade book unit of Diamond Comics Distributors, reported that its 2013 sales rose by “double digits” over 2012 in the U.S., Canada, and international markets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
This February saw 21 provinces in China hiking their minimum wage, many by double digits. Inland provinces like Henan, Anhui, Sichuan, and Guangxi saw the largest hikes, ranging from 22% to 35%. Manufacturing hub Shenzhen, which had the biggest one-time wage hike of the past 19 years in March... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Christine Cook, head of sales and advertising at The Daily, used a panel discussion at Internet Week to hawk subscriptionsmaking one wonder just how much the outsized attention News Corp. is getting for its daring iPad-based newspaper experiment is translating into paid circulation. When... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2011-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]