'Strong' third quarter for Hachette despite Potter fall-off

Hachette UK's revenues in the third quarter of 2017 were "strong" and "ahead of budget", with digital sales "considerably up", c.e.o. Tim Hely Hutchinson has said. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Harry Potter illustrated editions spell rising sales for Bloomsbury

Publisher also has high hopes for its 2015 fiction list, which includes new novels from William Boyd and Margaret AtwoodHarry Potter has conjured up another year of wizard sales for Bloomsbury, helping the publisher to ride out a decline in income from adult fiction.Sales of the boy wizard’s... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young to Retire at Hachette UK

The retirement of David Young and an expansion of the role of David Shelley are among a number of significant moves announced today by Hachette UK. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies strong on Edge Hill shortlist

Independent publishers have made a strong showing on the Edge Hill Short Story Prize shortlist, claiming five of the six spots. Books published by Calcutta-based Seagull Books, Irish indie Doire Press, Freight, Salt, and Faber have all be selected, as well as Penguin Random House imprint Chatto... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies strong on Jerwood Fiction longlist

Independent publishers have taken the majority of spots on the 15-strong longlist for the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize 2015. The prize celebrates great British fiction and each year awards a group of eight writers with £5,000 each. This is the first time the prize has made public a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK sales hit by VAT change

Sales at Hachette UK fell 4% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2015, partially due to an “unfavourable” VAT effect on ebooks, parent company Lagardere has said. Hachette UK said it had “steady sales in print and digital” in the first quarter of the year, with its performance “broadly in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print drop hits S&S first quarter

A fall in physical book sales led to a decrease in revenue in the first quarter of 2015 for Simon & Schuster. Results released by the publisher’s parent company CBS Corporation were not broken down geographically, but gave publishing revenues for the first three months of this year at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH helps Bertelsmann first quarter rise

Bertelsmann increased its revenue and operating EBITDA in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the year before, chiefly due to its book publishing business and its German-language TV business. The media, services and education company, which owns 53% of Penguin Random House, has released its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC posts 14% quarterly revenue rise

The inclusion of Harlequin and strong sales of Chris Kyle’s memoir American Sniper (William Morrow) helped HarperCollins to a 14% increase in revenues in the three months to 31st March, compared to the year before. But ebook revenues declined 3% year-on-year, HarperCollins’ parent company News... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits Up, Sales Down in S&S First Quarter

Simon & Schuster sales fell 5% in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, to $145 million, but operating profit rose 9% to $12 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Off Strong 2014, Skyhorse Reorgs & Promotes Multiple Staffers

Skyhorse Publishing announced a series of promotions as phase one of a company-wide reorganization following record revenue growth in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accio Books!: Harry Potter Alliance hopes to get thousands of books to those who need them

The goal for organization's Accio Books! campaign is to get 60,000 books donated. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Good' first quarter for PRH in Pearson results

Pearson has said trading for the first three months of 2015 has been in line with expectations, with a "good" first-quarter performance from Penguin Random House boosted by "million-copy" sales for The Girl on the Train. Pearson's underlying sales for the quarter were down 1% to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Débuts strong on Orwell shortlist

Two début authors have made the shortlists for this year’s Orwell Prize for political writing. Dan Davies has made the £3,000 Book Prize shortlist for his book about Jimmy Savile, In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile (Quercus). The other first-time writer on the list is Louisa Lim,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We always knew it – 'Harry Potter' books really do cast spells

British scientists say their research confirms that emotion-charged passages in 'Harry Potter' books have significant impact on the brains of readers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Has First Quarter Net Loss

Amazon had a first quarter net loss of $57 million, despite a 15% sales increase, to $22.72 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fitspo: how strong became the new skinny

Health has become fetishised on social media by ‘fitspiration’ devotees posting pictures of ‘clean’ food and gym-tight abs. But does the trend inspire better living – or is it promoting a new form of body fascism?Last week, after a cancer benefit honouring her doctor friend, the singer Pink shut... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liveright to Publish ‘The Complete Works of Primo Levi’ in Fall 2015

The noted Italian writer Primo Levi (1919–1987), an Auschwitz survivor and the author of such acclaimed works as "If This Is a Man and The Periodic Table," is sometimes referred to as a Holocaust writer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Units Rose 3% in the First Quarter

Unit sales of print books rose 3% in the quarter ended April 5, 2015, compared to the first quarter of 2014, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Customer Relationship manager for Hachette

Hachette UK has appointed Tim Perhar, formerly of Global Radio, in the newly created role of group customer relationship management (CRM) manager. Perhar was at Global Radio for five years, where he worked with a CRM platform to increase the levels of engagement between listeners and the Global... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette, Penguin Random House Back Revision to Indiana Religious Freedom Law

The Hachette Book Group and Penguin Random House have both issued statements commending Indiana legislators for revising the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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