Local newspaper publisher, whose titles include the Eastern Daily Press and Ham & High, achieves 20% increase without cutting staffLocal newspaper publisher Archant is to pay its first dividend since 2012 after recording a 20% increase in profits to £9.6m in 2015.The Norwich-based publisher, which runs 130 titles including the Eastern Daily Press and the Ham & High newspapers as well as glossy magazines, said the increase in profits over 2015 had been achieved without cutting staff, despite a 1.9% fall in revenue. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author, Guardian columnist and political activist Owen Jones is speaking at "United, We Publish", an evening debate hosted by Unite and BookMachine focused on pay and conditions in the UK publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not to say that it's something in the water, it's often noticed by international observers that the two major publishing markets have different entertainment-genre priorities. The Americans love love. For the Brits, good literature is murder. The post Crime Pays in the UK: Could It Have to do... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Her Last Tomorrow, Adam Croft’s latest DIY thriller, lifted his bedroom business into the sales stratosphere. He talks about paying off his mortgage in weeks and why he’s fine with publishers being ‘sniffy’“Could you murder your wife to save your daughter?” That’s the hook for a novel that has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book printing company Clays Ltd has invested in its physical book-printing services, citing the decline of e-reader sales, the resurgence of public enthusiasm for print and the success of its new print self-publishing services. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue rose 11.0% over fiscal 2015, to C$994.2 million, and the chain had net earnings of C$28.6 million in fiscal 2016 compared to a loss of C$3.5 million in fiscal 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riding the wave of Alexander Hamilton mania drummed up by the Broadway hit about the Founding Father, Elizabeth Cobbs’s forthcoming novel, ‘The Hamilton Affair,’ has been given a presale boost from two major chains. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At BISG's Making Information Pay seminar, Pew's Lee Rainie told attendees that, in a recent survey, 91% of Americans said they feel they have lost the ability to control their personal data. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of JK Rowling’s much-loved books jump 133%, boosted by illustrated edition, contributing to 8% profit rise at publisherHarry Potter is still working his magic for the publisher Bloomsbury after nearly 20 years, with sales more than doubling over the past year thanks to a new illustrated... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joan G Robinson’s 1967 classic children’s novel When Marnie Was There has received an international sales boost thanks to the Japanese animation version, as agent Caroline Sheldon has sold the rights to 10 countries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016 fell 10.3% at Hachette Book Group, compared to the same period last year, parent company Lagardere reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Big Green Bookshop is to donate all profits from the sales of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Little, Brown) to local schools to enable them to buy books for their libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann has reported a year-on-year rise in group revenues in its first quarter to €3.95bn (2015: €3.92bn), with organic growth at 2.7% with operating EBITDA up 8% to €500m (2015: €463m) and group profit up by nearly 30% to €185m (2015: €143m). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How the 94-year-old publisher is taking a 21st-century approach to driving loyalty among its digital audience. The post Inside Harvard Business Review’s Plans to Boost High-Frequency Traffic appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Independent spends £250,000 a day to fund its journalism, and is bullish about maintaining those standards in its future as a digital-only publisher. While print ad revenues have hardly been a safety net for any newspaper publisher for some time, carving out commercial differentiation in the... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus is to publish the "biggest, most comprehensive" collection of writing about Nepal in print a year after the earthquake that devastated the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helped by a strong performance in its cloud services group, Amazon reported an operating profit of $1.1 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, 2016 compared to $255 million in the 2015 first quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St Ives, the parent company of book printer Clays, has warned of lower profits for the final quarter of 2016 and the next financial year because of “global economic uncertainty”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steven Furtick’s latest, ‘(Un)Qualified,’ debuted at #4 on our Religion Nonfiction bestsellers list for the month of March, while five books with a presence in Hollywood ranked among the top 10 in Religion Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," is poised to conquer the box office for the third straight weekend. But beneath the cape, tights and superhero armor lies a mere mortal."Batman v Superman," one of the most expensive films ever made, is on pace to produce a $278 million profit for Warner... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has created a video hub that will roll out in the coming weeks for its flagship mobile app. According to a TechCrunch story, a button for the hub will receive prominent placement in the Facebook app and often highlight live video—though it will offer recorded clips as well. ... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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