At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, print unit sales were 6% higher in the week ended Feb. 4, 2018, than in the comparable week in 2017. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A publishing dinner party in Berlin went glum as six independent publishers learned they would suddenly have a new distributor, a result of Hachette's acquisition of Perseus. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost since the death of Perseus Books Group founder Frank Pearl in May 2012, speculation has swirled that the company would be sold. Now, it seems, the rumors have come to fruition, with word leaking that Hachette Book Group has acquired the publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The chairman of the Osprey Group has confirmed the company is undergoing a “strategic... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hillary Clinton’s "Hard Choices" sold 85,721 copies in its first week on sale at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has restructured its sales operation, creating two sales teams, resulting in the loss of a respected and much-loved director and up to 20 jobs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Slate, Ruth Graham argued that adult readers should be embarrassed they are reading YA novels, generating a firestorm of protest elsewhere online. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Wiley & Sons reported that revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 rose 1%, to $1.78 billion, and operating income increased 4% to $206.7 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley is positioned to “become a solutions leader in professional learning and development... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK is to create a new sales structure, merging the teams of Little, Brown and Orion, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is responsible for 78% for Hachette ebook sales in the UK, and 60% in the United States — which makes the company especially vulnerable. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Works has seen a 7% boost in sales following unprecedented growth in its e-commerce arm.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany’s overall book sales rose slightly (0.2%) in 2013 to €9.54bn (£7.7bn),... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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18m titles bought by readers in 2013, to a value of £300m, as print sales' decline continuesSelf-published books' share of the UK market grew by 79% in 2013, with 18m self-published books bought by UK readers last year, according to new statistics.With print sales falling by 10% last year, and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday morning, April bookstore sales fell 1.3%, to $684 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Already in fracas with publisher Hachette, retailer pulls pre-orders such as The Lego Movie to pressure the studio over pricingFirst they came for Harry Potter's author, and now they have come for your Lego. Amazon has expanded its trade dispute with publisher Hachette by adding Warner Bros to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has a 78% market share of Hachette Livre ebook titles in the UK and a 60% share in the US... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenues at Educational Development Corp. rose 2% in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014, hitting $26.1 million, although accounting items dropped net earnings to $357,600 from $802,900 in fiscal 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Education publishers rely “heavily on the protections provided by copyright law in the US... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New middle-grade and YA publisher In This Together Media aims to offer stories with more diverse and realistic representations of kids, especially girls.In the new novel Aspen by Rebekah Crane, the teenage title character is an awkward, artsy kid who gets into a car accident that kills the most... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is taking its international sales in-house for the first time, after 15 years of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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