Fiscal 2018 Earnings Jump 82% at Educational Development Corp.

The big jump in profits came on a 6% increase in sales, with revenue reaching $112 million. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Airbnb Is Reportedly In Talks With Hearst To Develop A Magazine

The new venture may pick up where Pineapple—the print magazine Airbnb launched last year—left off.Pineapple, Airbnb's one-off print magazine, ended up publishing just one issue due to internal politics—but, according to the Wall Street Journal, it could make a comeback soon.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: Westchester, led by 6-7 Keith Fisher, is ready to earn respect for City Section

City Section teams are off to good starts. Crenshaw is 2-0 in the El Monte tournament. Dorsey knocked off Windward. Fairfax and Taft are preparing to begin their seasons next week. But the team to watch is Westchester (2-0). The Comets, led by 6-foot-7 San Jose State-bound Keith Fisher, earned... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Earnings Tumble at HarperCollins

Lower ebook sales were the major factor in dropping EBITDA by 24% in the quarter ended September 30, 2015 at HarperCollins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales, Earnings Up at Simon & Schuster

Revenue at the Big Five house increased 2% in the third quarter, rising to $203 million. Bestselling adult titles in the quarter included 'The Survivor' by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills, and this year's Pulitzer Prize-winner for fiction, Anthony Doerr's 'All the Light We Cannot See.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indigo Cuts Quarterly Loss as Sales Jump

Double digit growth in its general merchandise operation plus increases in its core book business led to a 8.8% increase in revenue at Indigo for its second quarter ended September 26, 2015 compared to last year’s second period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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And to Think That I Saw It at Bank Street: Authors, Illustrators, and Educators Talk Kids' Books

The Bank Street Book Fair, held at Bank Street College in upper Manhattan on October 24, offered a full day of incisive, humorous, and sometimes revelatory discussions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 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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PW Salary Survey 2015: What People in the Publishing Industry Actually Earn

From editorial assistants to senior VP’s, this is how much people who work in publishing reported earning last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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How News Corp is uniting 10 business units and 25,000 employees in a global IT push

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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Suit Against Pearson Education Over Royalties Moves Ahead

A New York court has ruled that two textbook authors can proceed with a class action case against Pearson Education for failing to pay proper royalties. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Thug Notes' is YouTube's unlikeliest education destination

Not long ago, whenever a teacher would assign a book report, most students would sprint to Barnes & Noble to grab the CliffsNotes version that could save their weekend. These days, however, they're more likely to head to YouTube to listen to th... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editor’s Picks: 3 Reasons Why Magazine Marketers and Audience Development Pros Need To Be at the Folio: Show

As consumers scatter across an increasingly fractured media landscape, it’s getting harder to attract and keep them, let alone identify them. The post Editor’s Picks: 3 Reasons Why Magazine Marketers and Audience Development Pros Need To Be at the Folio: Show appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These 3 New Developments Show Why It Continues to Be Snapchat’s Year

When it comes to social media, it's becoming safe to say that we'll remember 2015 as the year of Snapchat. The app was already wildly popular with high school and college students, accruing 100 million daily users, but in the last several months, it's become a media and marketing force to be... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Jumped in July

According to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, bookstore sales in July rose 5.9% over July 2014, to $717 million, up from $677 million a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Corp. buys Learnwake.com

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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New Guild Survey Reveals Majority of Authors Earn Below Poverty Line

In its first study on author income since 2009, the Authors Guild delivers some jarring, if unsurprising, data. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Principles for Effective Development From The Washington Post

A Talent Network for freelancers, an Apple Watch news app, and Arc, a software platform for news publishers are just three of the new products The Washington Post has launched in the last year.   Since Amazon founder and CEO ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An education

Such is the impact of the austerity cuts, particularly on public and school libraries, that it can take a while to find someone in the book industry with good things to say about the next five years of Tory government. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McGraw-Hill Education to Go Public

McGraw-Hill Education confirmed Friday that it plans to go public, approximately three years after the private equity firm, the Apollo Group, acquired the educational publishing giant. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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