EDC Second Quarter Sales Jump 85%

Led by a 152% jump in sales in its home business division, total revenue at Educational Development Corp. rose 85% in the second quarter ended August 31, 2015 over last year’s second period. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion and Spirituality On-Sale Calendar: November 2015

New books from Deborah Jian Lee and Mona Siddiqui are among the big spirituality and religion titles publishing in November. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six Months Sales Up at Bloomsbury, But Earnings Dip

Revenue at Bloomsbury Publishing rose 13% in the six months ended August 31, 2015 compared to the same period a year ago, but pretax profit dipped to £342,000 from £509,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter magic continues at Bloomsbury as sales grow

Magician series among children’s books boosting revenue at publishing house, with pre-tax profits at £1.9m Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has reported a jump in half-year sales after a strong performance from educational and children’s books. Sales were up 11.6% to £52.7m in the six months to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Beats Third Quarter Estimates

Amazon did better than analysts had been expecting in the third quarter, posting net income of $79 million while total sales jumped 23% to $25.4 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestsellers Offset Weak E-book Sales at Penguin Random House

A number of big bestsellers helped to offset 'weaker' ebook sales in the third quarter, Pearson reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What did Pitchfork get right when most music magazines are losing sales?

The US indie website, bought this week by the publisher of Vogue, continues growing as the NME goes free, and Q and Mojo’s print circulations slideIf music journalism is dying a slow commercial death, then no one told Pitchfork. While British magazines such as NME (for which I write reviews), Q... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Fell 4.0% in August

Bookstore sales declined to $1.55 billion in August, a 4.0% drop from $1.62 billion in August 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: No Big Book Yet, But Plenty of Big Sales

One thing the absence of a big book has meant is that a handful of titles—drawing strong advances from editors in the U.S. and abroad—are being clumped into an ever-growing list of buzzed-about books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Direct Sales Is a Key Strategy for Top Indonesia Publisher

A direct sales force of 5,000 young mothers has increased sales for Indonesia's Pelangi Mizan publishing group fourfold in the last three years. The post Direct Sales Is a Key Strategy for Top Indonesia Publisher appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic Novel Sales Hit $460 Million in 2014

Graphic novel sales hit a high of $460 million in 2014, and remain strong this year, even as comics periodical sales have hit a soft patch. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult Trade Sales Up in Six Months, Kids Down

Sales in the adult trade segment were up 3.1% in the first six months of 2015 over 2014, while sales of children’s/young adult books fell 12.3% in the same period, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK Authors, Publishers Donate Book Sales to Syrian Refugees

Some of the UK’s most famous authors and publishers are donating their earnings from book sales to raise £1m for Syrian refugees. The post UK Authors, Publishers Donate Book Sales to Syrian Refugees appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales and publicity changes at PRH Ireland

Penguin Random House Ireland is to bring all publicity for Penguin, Random House and DK publishing in-house, with sales moving to one integrated team, and Michael McLoughlin appointed as m.d. of the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lackluster First Quarter for Scholastic

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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Spirituality and Religion On-Sale Calendar: October 2015

Don Miguel Ruiz and Barbara Emrys' 'The Toltec Art of Life and Death' and James Martin's fiction debut are among the most anticipated spirituality and religion books publishing in October. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Solid Sales Lift Spirits at SIBA

With sales at many member stores up over last year, SIBA executive director Wanda Jewell said booksellers "seem very positive going into the holiday season,” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishing 2015: E-book Sales Level Off

E-book sales have leveled off for the most part in 2015 to date, continuing a trend that began last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop holds sale for Calais library

The Big Green Bookshop is to hold a “pay what you like” sale to raise money for the Jungle Library in Calais. The independent bookshop in London’s Wood Green has so far raised £2,500 for the so-called Jungle Library– a makeshift library set up by teacher Mary Jones at the refugee camp in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EDC Buys Demibooks

Educational Development Corp. has acquired Demibooks Inc., a Chicago-based app developer whose main product is Demibooks Storytime, a curated marketplace for children's picture book apps. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Up for Children's Booksellers This Summer

The summer was one of rediscovered classics, movie tie-ins, and backlist at indie bookstores across the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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