Sales were up 11% and profits increased 8% in the first half of the U.K.-based publisher's fiscal year. Sales in the U.S. were about $76 million, accounting for 46% of total revenue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
Revenue at Scholastic's book fairs dropped 79% and total revenue at Scholastic dropped 32% in the quarter ended November 31, 2020, compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2020, as the pandemic led to a significant decline in the number of fairs held. The publisher has tapped two new leaders for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Total revenue at Educational Development Corp. dropped 8% in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, to $27.6 million, from the comparable period a year ago. Earnings, meanwhile, fell from $1.8 million a year ago to $1.3 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Total revenue at B&N in the third quarter ended January 26, 2019 was flat at $1.23 billion as retail sales rose 0.3% and Nook revenue fell 21%. Comparable sales were up 1.1%, but earnings fell slightly. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Second quarter sales at Regnery rose 16.7% over 2017, but softness in Salem Media's self-publishing unit led to a 9% decline in total revenue at Salem's publishing division in the second period. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even with sales in its online store rising only 18% in the first quarter of 2018 over the comparable period in 2017, total revenue at the company jumped 43% and earnings soared 92%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by strong sales in its children's group, where the sale of Harry Potter titles drove a 40% gain, total revenue at the U.K.-based company jumped 15% in the six months ended August 31. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Although total revenue of the world’s 50 largest book publishers topped $50 billion in 2016, last year was not an easy one for global publishing giants. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The industry sales report for 2016 found that total revenue for the industry fell 6.6%, compared to 2015. Based on sales from 1,207 companies that report to AAP, total revenue last year was $14.25 billion, down from $15.26 billion in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total revenue at Lagardère Publishing rose 2.6% in 2016, to 2.26 billion euros. The increase includes a 70 million euro ($74.6 million) contribution from the Perseus Books Group publishing division, which Hachette Book Group acquired in March. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total media sales increased 7.5% in 2016 at Amazon, hitting $22.2 billion. Media now represents only 17.6% of total revenue at the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2015 the 28 countries that are members of the EU generated €22.3 billion ($23.36 billion) in total annual sales, according to a new report by the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) issued last week. The number is up slightly from 2014, when total revenue was €22 billion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade division rose 5.9% in the the third quarter ended September 30, 2016 compared to a year ago. With sales in the education group down, total revenue at HMH dropped 7% in the quarter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total revenue at Amazon rose 31% in the second quarter of 2016 and profits jumped. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total revenue at Amazon hit $107 billion in 2015, a 20% increase over sales in 2014. Operating income jumped to $2.2 billion in the year, from $178 million in 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tough conditions in UK libraries and international markets led Connect Books’ total revenue to decline by 0.8% in the last quarter, however sales were up 1.2% on a like-for-like basis. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by a 152% jump in sales in its home business division, total revenue at Educational Development Corp. rose 85% in the second quarter ended August 31, 2015 over last year’s second period. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total revenue at Barnes & Noble fell 1.5% in the first quarter ended August 1, 2015, to $1.2 billion, compared to last year’s first period and the net loss increased to $34.9 million from $28.4 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The company’s quarterly earnings call beats analysts’ expectations despite a fall in total revenue from the previous quarter and a net loss of $379mNews Corp, owner of the Wall Street Journal and the Times, reported a better-than-expected quarterly results as strong growth in its digital real... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble posted net income of $36.6 million in the fiscal year ended May 2, 2015 compared to a loss of $47.3 million in fiscal 2014. The profit improvement came despite a 4.9% decline in total revenue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]