Profits rose at Hachette Book Group last year over 2018 despite a 1% decline in revenue. The earnings increase was attributed to improved operating efficiencies in the year, along with higher sales of digital audiobooks. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at Hachette Book Group rose 3.3% in the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, over the comparable period in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at Penguin Random House rose 1.9% in 2018 over 2017 and earnings increased 1.3%. PRH global CEO Markus Dohle said he expects to see more gains in 2019 due in part to more increases in digital audio sales and expanding global book markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a year in which it replaced both its chairman and CEO and sold or closed a number of divisions, the Quarto Group reported that revenue in 2018 fell 2% from 2017. The company’s bottomline improved as adjusted profit rose to $10.3 million from $7.2 million a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong sales of digital audio were a key contributor to a 13% increase in profits at HarperCollins in the second quarter ended December 31, 2018. In discussing second quarter results, Robert Thomson, CEO of HC parent company News Corp, criticized Audible's domination of the downloadable audio... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at John Wiley & Sons fell 1% in the second quarter ended October 31, compared to the same period a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After completing another solid quarter, Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy said that while business was soft in October because of distractions caused by the upcoming election, she believes sales will rebound after the midterm elections on November 6. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 sales decline was mainly due to a 13.6% drop in sales in the K-12 instructional materials segment. The two main consumer categories had gains with adult book sales up 4.2% and children’s/young adult sales inching up 0.3% over the first half of 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue fell 3.3% in the first half of 2018 compared to a year ago at Penguin Random House, and earnings dropped 17%. The decline was attributed mainly to the negative impact of foreign exchange rates. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There are many points of difference between China’s books market and that of the UK and US, but one of the starkest is digital growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American publishers’ total industry sales dipped slightly in 2017, but audio downloads continued to boom, rising by 28.8% year-on-year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blockbuster sales of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' helped drive revenue to $1.74 billion in fiscal 2017, but without a comparable hit, sales fell 6% in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018. Operating income dropped 38%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The total value of French publishers’ book sales slipped by 1.61% in value from €2,837m to €2,792m last year, according to newly published figures from the French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Declines in both adult and juvenile fiction offset gains in nonfiction, resulting in a 1% decline in print unit sales in the week ended May 27, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at Indigo Books & Music rose 5.8% and net earnings increased by a slightly lesser amount, 4.3%, in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A second consecutive week of soft adult fiction sales led to a 1% decline in total unit sales of print books in the week ended May 20, 2018 compared to the similar week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong backlist and digital audio sales led to a 6% increase in revenue in the quarter ended March 30, 2018 over the comparable period a year ago at HarperCollins and earnings rose 16%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at the Quarto Group fell less than 1% in 2017 compared to 2016, and profit fell more substantially, declining 57.6% to $7.2 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth quarter sales rose 12% at S&S while earnings jumped 22%. These gains helped the publisher to an 8% sales gain for the full year, with earnings up 11% over 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The positive impact of currency fluctuations, plus higher backlist sales in its children's division, led to a 1% revenue rise at HarperCollins this past quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult books slipped 0.3% in August in 2017 compared to a year ago, while sales in the children’s/young adult segment rose 2.9% in the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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