Collins India is 'fastest-growing' arm of HarperCollins

HarperCollins’ education arm Collins India is the "fastest-growing business in the company globally", the publisher's UK c.e.o Charlie Redmayne has said.    Speaking to The Bookseller following the announcement of a new c.e.o at HarperCollins India, Ananth Padmanabhan, Redmayne said the Indian business – consisting of local trade publishing and US and UK imports – had grown revenue by 40% last year, with Collins India "taking the Indian schools education market by storm". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watch time at YouTube 'growing 50% a year'

Publishers who do not have a strategy related to YouTube are missing an opportunity, publicists and marketeers were told at a YouTube conference held yesterday (27th October) in association with The Bookseller. The event, held at the YouTube offices in St Giles High Street, and aimed at giving... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Debuts Global Podcast Network

HarperCollins has launched HarperCollins Presents, a global podcast network that incorporates the publisher’s existing podcast programs such as BookD and HarperAudio Presents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reed Elsevier revenue grows by 4%

Underlying revenue at Reed Elsevier increased 4% over the first nine months of the year, although print book sales declined.   The information company released an interim management statement yesterday (24th October) saying that although revenues in the scientific, technical and medial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Sets Sights on Continental Europe

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ICv2 Confab Showcases New Comics Customers, Growing Sales

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2014: 'You Have to Try Things,' Says HarperCollins' Murray

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Harper Forms HarperCollins Germany

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William Collins signs ISIS title

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A Book Festival Grows in Portland

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