Library users worldwide borrowed some 662 million e-books, digital audiobooks, and digital magazines, OverDrive reps announced in a release this week, with 152 library systems reporting more than a million digital checkouts in 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Sourcebooks had another record year in 2022, making it not only the one of the fastest-growing publishers in the country last year but also the eighth-largest publisher based on BookScan data. Its founder attributes much its success to its use of data. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
Though its third-quarter results slowed compared to the first half of 2022, Simon & Schuster remains on track to have a record year, which CEO Jonathan Karp attributed to employees' ability to stay focused on books despite the company being for sale for more than two years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
People who turned to books during Covid lockdowns continuing to buy them, company saysBloomsbury has reported a record year for sales, as the Harry Potter publisher said the increase in reading during the pandemic had become “permanent” after lockdowns eased.The company benefited substantially... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-06-15 08:09:40 UTC ]
Sales in fiscal 2022 at Bloomsbury Publishing were up 24% over fiscal 2021, rising to $277 million, and profits increased 40%, to $32.2 million. The U.S. now accounts for about 30% of the publisher's sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Revenue at Penguin Random House increased 6% in 2021 over 2020, to €4.0 billion, and earnings rose 9.2%, to €755 million. Sales at PRH US topped $2.5 billion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
Total revenue rose 9.4% at Hachette Book Group parent Lagardère Publishing in 2021, and profits jumped 42.7% over 2020. HBG sales rose 3.7%, excluding the impact of its Workman Publishing acquisition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Despite some gaps in the BookScan data, it looks as though 2021 was a record year for the book industry, with many sectors setting annual records based on 42-week sales figures alone. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 09:59:44 UTC ]
Record sales show that even the ability to carry thousands of books in one portable electronic device is not enoughIn 2009, when Amazon’s Kindle ebook was launched in the UK, it seemed impossible to imagine that a dozen years later booksellers would be reporting a record year of sales of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-01-15 17:00:27 UTC ]
Sales at Simon & Schuster came in at an all time high in 2020 at $901m, ViacomCBS has reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-26 10:10:34 UTC ]
Walker Books had a record year in 2019, with turnover increasing 7% and operating profit soaring 17%, newly released financial results show. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-22 21:28:03 UTC ]
Children's books have seen a boom during coronavirus-hit 2020 with non-fiction heading for a record year, according to Nielsen. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-24 11:31:27 UTC ]
U.K. publisher sales rose to £6.3 billion in 2019, 4% higher than in 2018 and 20% higher than in 2015, making 2019 the biggest year ever for U.K. publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
The pandemic has thrown publishing and booksellers into crisis – and left customers struggling to obtain books when they most want them. But some in the industry sense an opportunity to drag it into the 21st centuryOn 18 March, Emma Corfield-Walters received the news that for the second year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-05-10 08:00:20 UTC ]
Revenue at Penguin Random House rose to €3.64 billion last year and earnings increased to €561 million. CEO Markus Dohle noted that despite the record year, the spread of the coronavirus means that the publisher will "have to endure some impact" to its business this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Audiobook sales have rocketed in 2019, and look set to achieve another record year, as the sector continues to attract first-time listeners. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-15 08:43:01 UTC ]
The White Review Short Story Prize has unveiled its shortlist following a record year of 570 submissions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bologna Children's Book Fair announces a record year in attendance and news coverage, while naming Sharjah as its 2020 Guest of Honor. The post Bologna Book Fair 2019 Attendance Exceeds Last Year’s by 5 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.K. publishing industry had a record-breaking year in 2017, with income up 5% to £5.7 billion, according to figures released by the Publishers Association in its annual Yearbook. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A year that found four of the 10 companies on the PW Stock Index seeing double-digit stock price increases also saw Barnes & Noble and other big names struggle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]