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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‘Print Still 90pc of Revenue’ Says Daily News Chief

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Jersey bookstore will drop their prices along with the temperature

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Guild Drops HathiTrust Case

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5% uplift for US publisher revenues

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley half-year revenue up 5%

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley Quarterly Results Up; Details Book Reorg

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EDC Posts Record Sales Quarter

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