Less than a year after HarperCollins purchased the trade division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a private equity firm has made an agreement to acquire the remainder of the learning technology company. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
The new lifestyle imprint formed by HarperCollins following its acquisition of the trade division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will be called Harvest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Gary Gentel, the former head of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade division, remembers a proud and feisty house, now gone. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
As HarperCollins prepares to integrate Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade division, the group's name—and 150 years of trade publishing history—will fade away. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins parent News Corp's intended acquisition of HMH Books & Media raises, for some, new concern about consolidation. The post News Corp’s Plan To Acquire Houghton Mifflin’s Trade Division appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-31 15:40:39 UTC ]
Only three months after the high-profile merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, The New York Times reported earlier this morning that HarperCollins, one of publishing’s “Big Five,” will acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books and Media—Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-03-29 14:25:08 UTC ]
Restructuring charges and the global pandemic took a toll on Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2020, as the company reported a 25.8% decline in revenue in the year and a net loss of $480 million, compared to a loss of $213.8 million in 2019. HMH's trade division, which is for sale, had a 6% sales gain. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
Reidy died Tuesday of a heart attack at age 71. She joined Simon & Schuster in 1992 as president of the trade division. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-05-12 17:58:46 UTC ]
Sales and earnings slipped slightly in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the same time a year ago. The trade division saw a sales rise, and the company said it expects to hit its financial targets for the full fiscal year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
Led by a strong performance in its trade division, revenue at Scholastic rose 7% in the first quarter ended August 31, 2019, over the comparable period in fiscal 2019. The net loss was cut to $58.5 million, from $61.3 million in last year’s first quarter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jim Childs will retire as publisher of Rowman & Littlefields’ trade division, Globe Pequot Press, on October 31. Until a replacement is found, Rowman & Littlefield CEO Jed Lyons will serve as publisher at-large. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just days after laying off over 20 people in its trade division, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt reported that revenue in the division rose 16% in the first quarter ended March 31. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ramped up its cost cutting initiatives yesterday, laying off approximately 20 people in its trade division. The company would not comment on the number of job cuts, but admitted that "organizational changes" had been made. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Suffering from a downturn in the educational market, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has confirmed that it began a series of organizational changes last week that have resulted in, among other things, layoffs in its educational division as well as its trade division. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' helped add almost $70 million to Scholastic’s trade division in the quarter ended August 31, and drove a 104% jump in revenue in the company’s children’s book publishing and distribution group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by a 14% increase in revenue in its trade division, total sales at Scholastic rose 2% in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016 over fiscal 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Third quarter sales rose 27% in Scholastic's trade division over the same period a year ago, helping to boost total revenue for the company by 5.8%. Scholastic cut its net loss to $9.0 million in the quarter, from $22.1 million in the third period of fiscal 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sourcebooks announced this morning that it has made a significant addition to its trade division, buying Dr. Thomas W. Phelan's bestselling 13-book line of parenting titles, 1-2-3 Magic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Globe Pequot, the trade division of Rowman & Littlefield, has secured a license with the National Wildlife Federation to produce a series of Ranger Rick nonfiction children's books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The company has appointed Jim Childs publisher of its trade division, effective October 13. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]