Sales of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has given US-based Scholastic Corp a huge boost, as the company has today posted a first quarter revenue increase of 48%. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Faber has signed a non-fiction title called A Day in the Death of America by the Guardian's editor-at-large Gary Younge. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Carey's story about dark magic, superstition and remote island life has been snapped up by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skyhorse Publishing has used acquisitions to help it expand since its 2006 founding. But this year it has grown by entering into agreements for two publishing partnerships and bringing in new executives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Assistant editor Drucilla Shultz recommends "The Assassin’s Curse" and "The Pirate's Wish," a pirate adventure set in an Arabian fantasy world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Scholastic Reading Club and We Need Diverse Books are promoting a list of 75 titles for middle-grade readers featuring diverse characters and plots. The post Scholastic Promotes Diversity in Books for Young Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the closure of the Roald Dahl Prize last month, Scholastic will introduce 'a new series of awards for funny children’s books in the UK.' The post Scholastic Takes Over After the End of the Roald Dahl Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow is publishing a retelling of the nativity story to raise money for War Child, a charity that supports Syrian refugee children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Publishing's sales grew 13% in the first half of the year, boosted by a particularly strong performance from the children’s and educational department. For the six months ending 31st August 2015, turnover totalled £52.7m, 13% higher than £46.6m for the same period in 2014. Adjusted... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Company reports 6% rise in pre-tax profits as top executives paid more than £5mMarie Claire and NME publisher Time Inc UK boosted profits to almost £23m last year while paying out more than £5m to staff and top executives at the magazine company.Time Inc UK reported a 6% rise in pre-tax profits... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a week when The Bookseller reported that James Daunt was removing Kindle devices from most of Waterstones’ shelves, one wonders if the ever-pragmatic boss of the high street chain was simply making room for Super Thursday books. Last year the trade contrived to release 300 hardbacks... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Embarking on a new IT project is a major undertaking no matter what your company's scope or size, but when you're News Corp -- with 10 business units and 25,000 employees around the globe -- it's not for the faint of heart.That, however, was exactly the challenge that faced Dominic Shine less... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue for the first quarter ended August 31 inched up 0.3%, to $191.2 million, over the first period of fiscal 2015 at Scholastic. The net loss increased to $49.4 million from $34.1 million a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Make Me' by Lee Childs was once again the top selling title in Apple’s iBooks store, for the week ended September 21 Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child’s 'Make Me,' released September 8, debuted at the top of Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended September 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Tokens is to partner with Book Aid International to help support the charity's work to provide books and develop library services in sub-Saharan Africa. A specially designed National Book Tokens gift card will go on sale this week with 1% of the value of each card sold to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orlando-based Bonnier Corp. — one of the largest special-interest publishing groups in America with more than 30 magazine brands — has purchased Learnwake.com, a wakeboarding instructional content site, for an undisclosed sum, the company announced Friday. Matt Hickman, vice president of brand... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has acquired Troubadour, also known as The Travelling Book Company, for an undisclosed sum. Steve Thompson, co-group m.d. of Scholastic UK, said the publisher had been tracking Troubadour’s progress for some time. “We know that by having a flexible approach to providing schools with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guadalajara Book Fair's Rights Center, which offers 125 tables, is sold out, further proof of Mexico's growth as a center for Spanish rights activity. The post As Mexico Rises, Rights Center at Guadalajara Book Fair Gets Boost appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at Educational Development Corp. jumped 205% in August over August 2014, hitting just over $5 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mogul receives fewer stock awards after company plunges to $149m loss, as it is revealed he met Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon in New York in JuneRupert Murdoch took a 40% pay cut for the year ending 30 June as his total package for being executive chairman of News Corp fell from $8.7m... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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