Paul Baggaley at Picador has acquired world rights and audio from Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis Brown for a new book by Adam Kay, author of hit bestseller This is Going to Hurt. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With baseball on hiatus, Jesse Dougherty lets fans relive the team’s improbable run. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-27 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto has posted a trading update for its 2019 results, saying it expects revenues to slip 9% to $135.8m (2018: $149.3m) but will be returning a profit of $2.9m. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-25 02:44:11 UTC ]
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Revenue at Penguin Random House rose to €3.64 billion last year and earnings increased to €561 million. CEO Markus Dohle noted that despite the record year, the spread of the coronavirus means that the publisher will "have to endure some impact" to its business this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House increased both its revenues and profits in 2019, according to parent company Bertelsmann, which said it would continue to expand the publisher’s businesses including through acquisition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-23 21:48:47 UTC ]
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Sales of adult trade books fell 2.7% in 2019 compared to 2018, while sales in the children/young adult segment rose 6.8%, according to AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Consolidated revenues for Yale University Press London and subsidiary Yale Representation stood at £7.9m for the year to end June 2019, up 3.4% on the previous year (£7.7m), according to the latest files at Companies House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 17:39:34 UTC ]
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Industry sales rose 1.8% in 2019 over 2018 at the 1,361 publishers who report sales to AAP's StatShot program. Sales of adult books fell 2.7% in 2019 compared to 2018, while sales in the children/young adult segment rose 6.8%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK’s revenue fell 1.4% in 2019, parent company Lagardère has reported in its full-year results, after the publisher struggled to emulate the success of some major 2018 hits, including Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 17:07:59 UTC ]
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Revenue at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media fell 9.9% in 2019, to $180.0 million, and the division had a net loss of $8.1 million, compared to net income of $2.4 million in 2018. A decline in licensing income was cited as the main reason for the sales drop. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz will publish the first three books in debut author Adam’s Simcox’s series The Dying Squad. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 05:25:42 UTC ]
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Pearson’s 25% stake in Penguin Random House earned the company £65 million in operating profit in 2019. Pearson has sold its 25% share of PRH to Bertelsmann in a deal expected to generated net proceeds of $675 million when the transaction closes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A tough fourth quarter where earnings were hurt by, among other factors, the tariffs on books manufactured in China contributed to a 7% drop in profits in 2019 at Simon & Schuster. Revenue in the year fell 1%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s an exciting year for the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes! This will be its 40th year of celebrating the literary community. The Times announced their 2019 Book Prize finalists today; the winners will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on April 17th. Additionally, bestselling crime... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-19 17:41:26 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales, which struggled for most of the year, ended 2019 with a weak December and finished the year with a 5.7% sales drop compared to 2018, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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From the fog of a so-far-extremely-cursed 2020, do you even remember 2019 anymore? The albino panda? 30 to 50 feral hogs? The US women’s national soccer team at the World Cup? What else even happened? Roxane Gay is here to remind us with this recap, which also lists her favorite books of the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-06 16:40:23 UTC ]
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Decades of science fiction assured us all that, yes, one day we'd be able to control the immensely complex gadgetry around us with just our voices. It was right, mostly. The rise of the virtual assistant, built atop still other developments in cloud... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-01-23 16:30:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's has reported "strong" Christmas sales with the chain's online business enjoying a "buoyant" trading period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-13 17:46:29 UTC ]
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Highlighting gains made by the 'human sciences' amid social unrest in France, booksellers also cite a strong showing in comics. The post France’s Bookstore Report: A ‘Positive Assessment’ for 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-01-13 13:30:45 UTC ]
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A ghostly figure from Mexican folklore haunts the pages of Mejia’s debut middle grade novel. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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As the old saying goes, new year, new e-book charts—the Bookstat E-Book Top 10 is joining the Publisher E-Book Ranking in The Bookseller’s regular e-book chart section. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-10 11:38:52 UTC ]
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