Sales of Liz Cheney's new book got off to a good start and three titles by Rebecca Yarros continued to be hot, but print sales dipped 1.1% last week from a year ago. The decline put an end to two weeks of higher sales over 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic reported higher sales and a smaller loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021, and while it said business is improving, it did point to some “headwinds” which all publishers are facing: rising costs and disruptions in the supply chain. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
First quarter financial reports from five major trade publishers showed the sales momentum that built up through 2020 has carried over into this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past two days, publishers across the media industry have responded to protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd by issuing statements of solidarity with demonstrators calling for equality before the law and an end to racial injustice. Here's another response they ought to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-06-01 20:07:31 UTC ]
In the first two months of 2020, sales in Lagardère's worldwide publishing group were up 5.3% over the comparable period in 2019, but fell 19% in March. For April, Lagardère said it expects global publishing sales to be down 45% from April 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing sales got off to a decent start in 2020—but as the new coronavirus increased its grip on the country’s economy, sales have softened. The business outlook for the second quarter is, at best, uncertain. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
If there’s one universal truth in publishing, it’s that you can never get complacent. You see that even with the launch of the new subscription service Apple News+, for which publishers are lining up in one way or another as they question the reliability of Google and Facebook to send them... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michelle Obama’s book was a big hit at indies, but booksellers are keeping an eye on key titles amid reports of potential shortages. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade division rose 5% in the first quarter ended March 31, 2105 over the first quarter of 2014 and the loss was trimmed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The debut of BookCon on the last day of this year’s BookExpo America was a solid one, but there was room for improvement, especially in terms of crowd control. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Remember when the iPad was supposed to save publishing? For all the hype of the tablet revolution and its impact on the industry, most digital magazines are still growing into the form factor. Far too often, tablet mags are simply regurgitated copies of the print edition served up as clunky,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]