Developing story: The States' Macmillan and HarperCollins pull out of London Book Fair over the weekend, along with the Hachette US rights team. The post Coronavirus: LBF Says It’s a Go for Now; US Macmillan, Hachette Sales and HarperCollins Exit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-02 12:52:26 UTC ]
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After seeing advertising in the travel category disappear, publishers including Insider, BuzzFeed and Condé Nast Traveler are seeing signs of life. The post ”Pivot” has been the word’: How travel publishers are navigating the coronavirus pandemic appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-08-20 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books fell 5.6% last week at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Difficult comparisons to the prior week, when 'Midnight Sun' and 'Live Free or Die' had huge first sales, were a key factor in the drop. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by author Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, the publishing imprint sets up a five-year program with the Columbia Publishing Course. The post HarperCollins’ Ecco and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Create a Publishing Diversity Fellowship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-19 13:46:28 UTC ]
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Following steep declines in April and May, sales fell a relatively modest 4.1% in June compared to a year ago at publishers that report to AAP's StatShot program. June sales were up in the trade categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Since bookshops began reopening in the UK on 15th June, hardback sales have soared against the same period in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-17 11:10:07 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint Thorsons has scooped a new book from Rhonda Byrne, author of global phenomenon The Secret. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-16 21:08:19 UTC ]
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Driven by strong sales from a host of new titles, unit sales of print books jumped 24.8% in the week ended Aug. 8, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Driven by strong sales from a host of new titles—including 'Midnight Sun' and 'Live Free or Die'—unit sales of print books rose 10.2% last week at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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June bookstore sales were $384 million, a decline of 35.3% from June 2019, according to results from the U.S. Census Bureau. As severe as the June decline was, it represented an improvement of nearly 30% over May sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has revealed details of Future Friend, the “out of this world” new book from David Baddiel, with illustrations by Steven Lenton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 16:15:53 UTC ]
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HarperCollins global revenues fell 4.4% in the financial year ending 30th June, including a 3% decline in the fourth quarter, according to figures from parent firm News Corp. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-07 14:12:09 UTC ]
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An improvement in fourth quarter profits for the period ended June 30, 2020, was not enough to prevent earnings for the full year at HarperCollins from dropping 15%, to $214 million. Revenue fell 5%, to $1.67 billion, compared to fiscal 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Another week with double-digit gains in all but one category led to a 15.1% jump in unit sales of print books from the comparable period in 2019 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp columnist argues Victoria’s Covid-19 restrictions are stopping elderly from ‘dying a few months earlier’. Plus: ABC tweets paywalled Greg Sheridan pieceAndrew Bolt has doubled down on his argument that Covid-19 restrictions should be lifted because they are destroying the economy “to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-08-07 01:07:39 UTC ]
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Singer Tina Turner has written a guide to life using Buddhist principles, to be published by HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 23:03:55 UTC ]
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Lower production and distribution costs were enough to give Simon & Schuster a 9% increase in earnings in the second quarter, despite an 8% drop in sales. Digital revenue jumped 44% in the quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A 38% plunge in sales in its education group in the second quarter of 2020 led to an overall decline of 35.5% in sales at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt compared to a year ago. Costs cuts limited the impact of the sales drop on the publisher's bottom line. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has signed a history of Britain by Boris Starling with David Bradbury, told through figures from the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-05 22:11:57 UTC ]
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Analysis: Murdoch was considered a dissenting voice at the rightwing company. Now his brother Lachlan could see his influence growJames Murdoch’s resignation from the board of News Corp confirms divisive splits in the publishing arm of his family’s media empire and removes a powerful dissenting... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-08-01 18:24:26 UTC ]
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Amazon has reported a 40% rise in net sales for the second quarter compared to the same time last year, while operating income soared by 87%. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-31 11:46:26 UTC ]
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