Pearson returns to profit, PRH revenue up 'slightly'

Pearson has returned to profit a year after posting its biggest ever loss, at the same time as announcing it is putting its K12 school courseware business up for sale. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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A Not-So-Profitable Six Months

Publishers remained profitable in the first six months of this year, but margins slipped at four of the six major companies that report financial results, compared to the first half of 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Led PRH in First Half of 2014

Penguin Random House posted total revenue of 1.46 billion euros in the first half of 2014 and operating EBITDA of 159 million euros. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Applebaum gets 'emeritus' role in PRH US comms

Penguin Random House has made changes to its corporate communications team, with Claire von... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Von Schilling Takes Over for Applebaum at PRH Communications

Stuart Applebaum, who rose from a publicist at Bantam Books to become the dean of corporate communications directors in the publishing industry, has been named emeritus executive v-p, corporate communications at Penguin Random House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eason sees 2013 profit drop

Profits at Irish-owned book and stationery retailer Eason & Son dropped 11.5% (€300,000... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suchomel Returning to Legato Publishers Group

Almost two weeks after the planned acquisition of Perseus Books Group by Hachette and Ingram fell apart, Perseus CEO David Steinberger has announced that Mark Suchomel will officially resume his position at the helm of the boutique distribution company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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July 2014 is the most profitable month ever in comic book history, and comics are only getting bigger

With the success of movies like 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' and more ways to buy comics than ever before, the industry is growing rapidly. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Returns Fire: The Battle With Hachette and Authors United Continues

Amazon has responded to an open letter by Authors United, signed by 900-plus authors in support of Hachette, with their own open letter, Readers United. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Technology revenues drop in second quarter

Publishing Technology’s profit and revenue have been significantly hit in the second... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc.'s Digital Ad Revenue Climbs 12% in Its First Solo Quarter

Second-quarter advertising revenue at Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher, increased 3% compared to the second quarter of 2013, the company said Tuesday in its first quarterly earnings announcement since spinning off from Time Warner in June. Growth was driven partly by a 12%... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Programmatic Trends Depress Digital Ad Revenue at Meredith

Advertising technologies such as real-time bidding and automated auctions are driving digital revenue downward at Meredith Corp.'s National Media Group, which includes the company's magazines like Better Homes & Gardens as well as websites such as AllRecipes.com.Digital ad revenue fell 4% at... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local World posts adjusted profits of £38.9m

David Montgomerys local newspaper publisher earns DMGT and Trinity Mirror shared payout of more than £22mDavid Montgomerys Local World made adjusted profits of £38.9m last year, providing shareholders Daily Mail & General Trust and Trinity Mirror with a healthy payout of more than £22m to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon to Hachette: Lower ebook prices and we won't ask for more of the revenues

Amazon recently extended a public challenge to Hachette, saying that if the publisher will lower ebook prices to $9.99, the company won't ask for a larger share of the revenues. This is the first time Amazon has publicly shared details of the dispute between the two companies. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon says $9.99 ebooks will boost revenue, including for Hachette

Amazon.com believes that pricing ebooks at US$9.99 will boost sales by over 74 percent as the books are highly price-elastic.If customers would buy 100,000 copies of a particular ebook at $14.99, then they would buy 174,000 copies of the same ebook at $9.99, boosting total revenue to $1.7... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profit falls at restructuring Wolters Kluwer

Dutch publishing and information services company Wolters Kluwer has announced revenues down 1%... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Cutting 4,000 Jobs as First-Half Sales Decline

Pearson Plc (PSON), the publisher of the Financial Times, said today it will have cut a total of about 4,000 jobs in the two years through 2014 and reported a sales decline of 6.5 percent for the first half. The cuts are equivalent to about 10 perc ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annual profit rise for Scholastic

Global profits at Scholastic Corp increased 31% to $107m (£62.9m) during the 2014 financial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Creator of Scott Pilgrim Finally Returns With New Graphic Novel Seconds

More than 10 years after the first Scott Pilgrim book came out, O'Malley is back with Seconds, his first new graphic novel since the series ended. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon offers 100 percent of ebook profits to Hachette authors as dispute rages on

Amazon recently offered Hachette writers 100 percent of ebook profits until the dispute between the publisher and the bookselling giant is resolved. The move prompted criticism from Hachette. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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