Further quarterly revenue drop at S&S

Revenues for Simon and Schuster's global operations dropped 5.7% year on year in the second quarter of  2015, its parent company CBS has reported. The total for the quarter stood at $199m, a drop of $12m. However operating income was $25m, up 9% from $23m in the second quarter of 2014, with CBS saying that the “revenue decline was more than offset by lower production and distribution costs”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK first quarter sales down 5.2%

Hachette UK sales were down by 5.2% in the first quarter, due to lower ebook sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann sees profit surge in first quarter

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales, Earnings Drop at HarperCollins

Revenue fell 11% in the quarter ended March 31, 2016 compared to the period ended March 31, 2015 and earnings tumbles 36%, to $36 million. E-book sales were down. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abrams Dropping Stewart, Tabori & Chang Name

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pupil interest in reading drops in secondary school

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Websites Battle Faltering Ad Revenue and Traffic

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[ The New York Times | 2016-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed cuts projected revenue by half after missing 2015 financial target

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[ The Guardian | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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