Bertelsmann, which has a 53% stake in Penguin Random House, has reported 7% rise in group profit in its first quarter to almost €200m. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Select Committee Report into library closures will not be released until the end of October... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Psychologist Oliver James has gone to independent publisher Karnac for his next book, in a deal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are readying themselves to respond to an explosion of e-reading devices in the UK in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some well-kept secrets at Penguin Group, most notably the succession plan for its CEO, were put on display late Wednesday with the filing of an age discrimination lawsuit by the book publisher's former longtime head of corporate communications, Marilyn Ducksworth. Her lawyers charge Penguin with... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has officially unveiled the 2012 vintage of the Kindle Fire, which is reportedly 44 percent more powerful than its predecessor. The service-orientated slate (as opposed to a gadget, which CEO Jeff Bezos claims nobody wants) comes with a bigger battery, a new processor and 1GB RAM --... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile has announced a sales hike of 23% for the year to end March 2012, with an operating... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The "spectacular" publishing success of the Fifty Shades trilogy has driven record half... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Community groups in West Yorkshire are banding together in an attempt to take over libraries... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Waterstones m.d. Tim Coates plans to help campaigners re-open Kensal Rise Library by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While Barnes & Noble has created lots of buzz and headlines with its Nook e-reading devices, its future profitability lies in the sale of content. That was the message CEO William Lynch delivered to analysts last week in a conference call discussing first-quarter results. Improved gross... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith has announced that it expects full-year results to be at the top end of market... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners trying to create a community library in Kensal Rise have raised nearly half the money... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners trying to create a community library in Kensal Rise are seeking £70,000 of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster's sales rose 3% year-on-year to $189m in the second quarter... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new study by the Book Industry Study Group says readers are choosing both print and ebooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A government-commissioned report into the feasibility of developing a Digital Copyright Exchange... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin profits have dropped by £20m in the first half of 2012 to £22m, nearly... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press has reported a 10% rise in overall organic sales the year ending 31st... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japan is set to fully enter the ebook age with four high-profile device launches in the next few... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Although quarterly revenue dropped 2.1 percent, the newspaper publisher earned 56 cents a share, beating a forecast of 52 cents. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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