Editorial: When Passion Equals Profit

From the Frankfurt Book Fair, Ed Nawotka wonders, why have so many startups in publishing never made it beyond beta? Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]

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FT Group profits rise 17%

Publisher of Financial Times operating profits grow to £55m in 2013 as owner Pearson announces overall slump of 21%Pearson has reported a 21% slump in its overall operating profit for 2013, as its core US education business continues to be hit by the "worst trading conditions" seen in decades.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits Rose 32% in 2013 at S&S

Operating income at Simon & Schuster rose 32% in 2013, to $106 million on a sales increase of 2.4%, to $809 million, parent company CBS reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. profit tops estimates but ad sales dip

News Corp., the newspaper publisher that owns The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, beat profit estimates and posted gains in real-estate services and book publishing, even as advertising... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turn your passions into prose? Now there's a movel idea

By encouraging the young to publish fan fiction, story-sharing startup Movellas is tackling English children's low literacy levelsLiteracy levels among English young adults compare poorly with those in other industrialised countries, according to an OECD survey last autumn which ranked England a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Posts A (Small) Profit

Total sales in Amazon’s fourth quarter in 2013 rose 20% over the last quarter of 2012, hitting $25.59 billion, while net income rose to $239 million from $97 million in last year’s final period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Issues on the Ether: Profit-Sharing Authors

Porter Anderson looks at Ian K. Ellard's concept of authors sharing profits with publishing-services experts in his winning essay at The Bookseller, The Toast. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How HarperCollins's Chief Digital Officer Uses Big Data To Make Publishing More Profitable

As more readers favor Kindles and iPads over pulp-based books, Chantal Restivo-Alessi of HarperCollins is mining digital data to determine how publishers can maximize profits.Having worked at EMI records for over a decade, Chantal Restivo-Alessi knows what it's like to have the digitization of... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radio Times seeks to fuel digital success with print profits

Radio Times, which accounts for 60% of its publisher's profits, is undergoing a transformation to woo younger readersWhile other magazine publishers chase the digital-savvy generation of under-25s Radio Times is swimming against the tide somewhat, targeting a slightly older, thirtysomething... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Telegraph Media Group made record £60m profit last year

The Telegraph Media Group made more than £60m last year, The Guardian can reveal. It is the third successive year that the company has managed to increase its operating profit.TMG is expected to report what amounts to a record figure formally in the spring when it files its accounts for the full... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tindle group profit dips to £1.4m

Local newspaper publisher says it faced tough market in 2013, but has made no closures or redundancies during the downturnSir Ray Tindle's newspaper group made a profit of £1.4m in the year to the end of March 2013, as the publisher reported that it has not closed any titles or forced any... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lonely Planet sees profits growth

Lonely Planet saw turnover marginally decrease in 2013 but its profit rose by 17.6% to £663... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits drop for HarperCollins UK

HarperCollins UK has seen a 66% drop in profits for the year ending 30th June 2013, according to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S On Pace for Record Profits

In her year-end letter to employees, Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy said that the publisher is on track to “deliver record profits, a healthy gain in revenues, and our best-ever margins.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editorial Director/Editor-in-Chief

Salaries for editorial directors and editors-in-chief were mixed for those in b-to-b, consumer and association publishing. Business and consumer editors each saw their salaries dip for the third time in four years, while association ED/EICs got their fifth pay raise in a row. Associations remain... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Recommender: Jill Bernstein, Fast Company's Editorial Director (Not Iron Chef Judge)

The three best things Fast Company's Editorial Director found on the Internet this week. More Recommendations Christina Chaey on bygone beers and Beyoncé Jessica Hullinger, Founder/Editor-In-Chief/Ace Reporter At "The Hullinger News" Miles Kohrman, The Cat-Juggling Intern Name: Jill... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Dangerous Women' boasts equal-opportunity destroyers

'Dangerous Women,' an anthology edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, features an impressive assembly of work, and a new novella by Martin.The fury of a woman scorned is just one of the perils encountered in "Dangerous Women," a splendid cross-genre anthology featuring original... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Foundation pays £4.7m in 'for-profit' settlement

The charitable arm of education publisher Pearson, the Pearson Foundation, will pay $7.7m (... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble swings to profit

Barnes & Noble returned to a profit in the fiscal second quarter as it invested less in its Nook ebook reader and cost cuts offset lower sales.Its sales missed expectations, however, and its shares dropped more than 3% in premarket trading. The report comes as the crucial holiday season... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Readers Slam Guns & Ammo for Editorial Advocating Gun Regulation

Guns & Ammo magazine is facing stiff backlash from its readers after publishing an editorial in its December issue supporting gun regulation.The magazine's Facebook page has been inundated in the last 24 hours with people claiming they've either canceled their subscriptions or pledging to... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Understanding Time Inc.'s New Editorial Order

Storied magazine publisher Time Inc. surprised its editors on Thursday by assigning them to report to division presidents instead of an editorial executive, leading some to wonder whether business interests would now trump those of edit.Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp said the restructuring will make the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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