Children's, Harlequin and backlist sales boost HarperCollins

A strong performance from HarperCollins and the acquisition of Harlequin has boosted parent company News Corp's quarterly results. Revenue for publisher's worldwide operation for the second quarter of the financial year, covering the three months to December 31st 2014, increased 20% from $391m (£256m) to $469m (£307m), according to results released by New Corp. EBITDA was also up, growing from $68m (£44.5m) to $77m (£50.4m). The results do not break out the performance of HarperCollins UK. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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