Pottermore, the digital company for J K Rowling’s Wizarding World, saw revenues rise 3.2% and profits increase 23.2% in the 12 months to 31st March 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-13 12:26:57 UTC ]
Penguin Random House delivered a "strong performance in its first full year after the merger", media group Bertelsmann has said. Penguin Random House chief executive Markus Dohle said the combined businesses had "made a powerful statement: We are stronger together" describing 2014 as "a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Denmark-based Egmont Group said it achieved its “best year ever” in 2014, as pre-tax profit for the year totalled €127m (£92.5m), a 36% increase from 2013. All divisions recorded improvements in their underlying operations and overall revenues for 2014 grew 10% to €1.6bn (£1.2bn). Ebitda... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House parent company Bertelsmann reported this morning that profits at RH rose to 117 million euros from 113 million euros in the first half of 2012 despite a 3.4% sales decline to 915 million euros. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profits at Simon & Schuster have risen in the in the first quarter of 2013, despite a fall in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since ebooks first became a meaningful part of a publisher’s business in 2009, results at Simon & Schuster have followed a familiar pattern—a decline in revenue but an increase in earnings. Between 2009 and 2011, total sales at S&S dipped 0.7%, but adjusted operating income has jumped... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Tue, 27/09/2011 - 10:33 Quercus saw an inevitable downturn in sales in the first half of 2011 after its Stieg Larsson enhanced 2010 numbers, but still managed to increase profit, improve its cash position, grow digital sales seven-fold and pay its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]