Bloomsbury Posts Double-Digit Gains in First Half of Fiscal 2021

A 55% increase in digital sales plus higher online revenue led to a 10% increase in sales while pre-tax profits more than doubled at Bloomsbury in the six-month period ended August 31, 2020. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In The First Half Of 2013, The U.S. Made 12,444 Data Requests From Yahoo

Following the heels of Google and Facebook, Yahoo today published its first transparency report detailing government requests for user data in the first half of the year. It intends to issue a transparency report every six months. Of the 17 countries highlighted, the U.S. leads with the most... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Dominates Event Attendance Marketing

Arguably, the most important change in the event management business over the past decade has been the shift to digital attendance marketing. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury buys New Holland list

Bloomsbury has signed the natural history list from New Holland publishers, a total of more than... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury acquires Hart Publishing for £6.5m

Bloomsbury has acquired legal publisher Hart Publishing for £6.5m. The addition of Hart... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JCDecaux launches Twitter book club on digital screens

JCDecaux has launched a Twitter-driven book club to connect with commuters and use its digital screens in stations to enhance commuters' journeys. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rothschild's Salz appointed Bloomsbury chairman

Sir Anthony Salz has been appointed as chairman of Bloomsbury. Salz will take over from Jeremy... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiction boosts Lagardere in first half

Lagardere has reported sales in its publishing division up 3.1% like-for-like in the first half... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere signs post-war shopgirl story

Sphere has signed a non-fiction title from Ellee Seymour, which will explore the story of women... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Governments Requested Information On 38,000 Facebook Users In The First Half Of 2013

Facebook received about 38,000 data requests from government agents in 71 countries in the first half of 2013, according to the company's first Global Government Requests Report, which it published today. The report comprises both criminal and national security requests made in the first six... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent and Arcadia make the most of digital

Independent publishers are exploring digital opportunities to boost trade in a tough climate for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Art Books Hit a (Gallery) Wall

“I’ll corroborate what you’ve probably been hearing,” says Abrams CEO Michael Jacobs, when asked to discuss the state of digital publishing in the art and photo book market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. takes new tack on digital advertising

News Corp.—which now includes The Wall Street Journal but not 20th Century Fox—is adopting a new strategy for making money from digital advertising: It will no longer sell inventory through outside ad networks but will handle those automated sales itself.The news and information company, which... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Page joins Bloomsbury board

Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page has joined the board of Bloomsbury as an independent non-executive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Blackwell's to open in Bloomsbury

Blackwell’s is set to open its third new bookshop this year. The retailer will open the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japanese 20-yr-olds Favor Print, Septuagenarians Like Digital: Why?

A new survey of Japanese readers shows seniors are more open to young people to using electronic books. We explore the reasons why this may be. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Goes Global with Marketing Plans

In 2011, Bloomsbury announced it was restructuring to facilitate a more global approach to publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin moves further into the digital marketplace

Harlequin announces an ebook-only imprint, in addition to planning for many ebook originals through other imprints. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBR Turns to Bundling for Circulation Gains

Harvard Business Review faced the same circulation losses the rest of the industry has dealt with over the last several years. Continued investments in digital solutions have started to impact its readership and revenue now though—even though prices have gone up. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LSU Libraries Granted Additional Funding for Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers

The LSU Libraries' Special Collections division was recently awarded $210,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, or NEH, to digitize an additional 100,000 pages of Louisiana newspapers published from 1836 through 1922. This marks ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gauging the Digital Divide

There’s still no more relevant topic of debate in the publishing industry than the future of the physical book versus the exponentially growing influence of digital publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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