Pearson down 5% in first quarter amid Covid-19 disruption

Pearson has reported it will pay its final dividend for 2019 to investors and is not furloughing any staff, despite a 5% fall in global revenues for the first quarter as a result of Covid-19. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Lackluster First Quarter for Scholastic

Revenue for the first quarter ended August 31 inched up 0.3%, to $191.2 million, over the first period of fiscal 2015 at Scholastic. The net loss increased to $49.4 million from $34.1 million a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oculus Connect: 5 key questions at the big virtual reality conference in Hollywood

Oculus VR, the virtual reality technology company owned by Facebook Inc., is set to make several announcements Thursday in the final stretch before its first products start shipping early next year. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: George Theodoropoulos, Production Editor, Hyphen SA

Describe your role I work as a production editor in English Language Teaching (ELT) publishing at hyphen SA based in Thessaloniki, Greece, overseeing the workflow of projects by planning and assigning editorial and design work on a global scale. Being part of an adaptive team that... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson will not sell PRH stake until 2017

Pearson is to keep its stake in Penguin Random House until at least 2017, its c.e.o. John Fallon has said. The company owns 47% of the publishing company, with the other 53% owned by Bertelsmann. In an interview with Bloomberg TV Fallon said it was “unlikely” that Pearson would exercise its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Disrupting the disciplines: the UK affiliate of US indie Rowman & Littlefield is growing fast

Rowman & Littlefield International (RLI), launched in 2013 as an affiliate of long-established US academic indie Rowman & Littlefield (R&L), has been quick off the starting blocks. From publishing two titles in its launch year, it will bring out 90 in 2015; over 50 series have been... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 things to know about the Meredith-Media General deal

Media General and Meredith Corp. are combining to form the third biggest TV broadcaster. What you need to know: This is the latest in a TV consolidation wave as broadcasters seek a hedge against declining audiences and a shift to digital and try to capitalize on political ad spending. It looks... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: Sam Eades, Senior commissioning editor/associate publicist, Orion Publishing Group

Describe your role I have an unusual role in that I am a publicist and an editor, two jobs in one. As well as putting together PR campaigns, I also commission fiction for the Orion Fiction list and am looking for crime, speculative and reading group fiction for the commercial and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poets for Corbyn gets 5,000 downloads in first week

A collection of poetry inspired by the left wing Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn has achieved 5,000 downloads in its first week. Altogether 20 poets including Michael Rosen, Pascale Petit, Nicholas Murray and Ian Pindar have submitted 20 poems for the free ebook Poets for Corbyn,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second Quarter Sales Dip at BAM

Revenue dipped 0.4% in the quarter compared to 2014, slipping to $107.9 million, while the net loss rose to $5.8 million from $3.0 million. Comparable store sales fell 0.3%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Reasons Indian Publishers Should Not Ignore China

Hersh Bhardwaj outlines five reasons why Indian publishers have much to gain by working with Chinese publishers and should pursue more business in China. The post 5 Reasons Indian Publishers Should Not Ignore China appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson sells Economist Group stake

Publishing group Pearson says it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in the Economist Group for £469m. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson sells Economist Group stake for £469m

Existing shareholder Exor increases its holding from 4.7% to 43.4% to become the largest single shareholder in the publishing groupPearson has sold its 50% stake in the Economist Group, publisher of the Economist newspaper, to existing shareholders for £469m in cash.The deal, a fait accompli... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Soft Second Quarter for Regnery

Sales at its Regnery Publishing fell from $5.6 million in last year's second quarter to $4.5 million in the period ended June 30, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Set to Offload Economist Stake for 400M Pounds

Pearson is expected to announce the sale of its stake in the publisher of The Economist magazine as early as this week for about £400m, according to people close to the matter.   The De Rothschild family and Exor, the investment vehicl ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One Year After Michael Brown’s Death: 5 Books on Faith, Race, and Reconciliation

PW lists five books that examine racial reconciliation in the U.S. amidst the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Girl on the Train’ Tops in First-Quarter E-book Sales

Paula Hawkins’s blockbuster debut, "The Girl on the Train," led overall ebook sales for the first quarter of the year, from January to March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indigo Cuts First Quarter Loss

Indigo Books & Music reported a strong first quarter for fiscal 2016, with sales growth of 2.3% and a C$5 million reduction in its loss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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eCampus.com Wins 5-Year Contract at UW-Milwaukee

In a deal that bears striking similarities to ones that Amazon has crafted with Purdue and UMass Amherst over the past year, virtual textbook competitor eCampus.com has negotiated a $2.15 million contract with UWM. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'Girl on the Train' Tops E-book Sales in First Quarter

Paula Hawkins's blockbuster debut, 'The Girl on the Train,' led ebook sales for the first quarter of 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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