A Profitable Transition, So Far

With Random House reporting its results for 2010 last week, all five of the country's largest trade houses have now turned in their operating performances for last year. And those performances are encouraging, especially for an industry in the midst of a historic transition from print to digital. For all of the Sturm und Drang accompanying the change, publishing in 2010 was as profitable as it has ever been. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]

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