Perseus Caps Eventful Year with Strong Results

In the fiscal year ended September 30, the Perseus Books Group had strong financial results, CEO David Steinberger wrote to employees in his letter reviewing the last 12 months. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manchester marks fifty years of Clockwork Orange

An exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange opens... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto results 'exceed expectations'

Quarto has reported results which "exceeded expectations" for the first half of 2012,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hackney bookshop in London's first 'Cash Mob' event

Pages of Hackney in East London will today hold what is being billed as London’s first ever... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones changes store guidance on events

Waterstones has issued new advice to its bookstores on running author events, after concern that... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Rowling events for The Casual Vacancy

J K Rowling will be appearing at two public events this autumn to discuss her first novel for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Denise Mina wins Crime Novel of the Year

Glaswegian writer Denise Mina has won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Great Year, Scholastic Tries For Encore

Fiscal 2012 was a good year made great by The Hunger Games,” Scholastic chairman Dick Robinson told analysts in a conference call last Thursday to discuss results in the year ended May 31, in which sales rose 14%, to $2.15 billion, and net income jumped from $39.4 million to $102.4 million. The... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brain Quest Celebrates 20 Years of Challenging Kids

For two decades, Brain Quest’s curriculum-based question-and-answer game has entertained kids – lots of them. Workman, which launched the line in 1992, reports sales of close to 37 million copies of Brain Quest editions for children at the pre-K through seventh grade levels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eason to launch e-reader 'this year'

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press ends printing after 400 years

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mail commercial chief John Teal to leave after 25 years

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[ Media Week | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Engage wins sports book of the year

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WHS sees sales drop but 'confident' for next year

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Perseus and Zagat Agree

Perseus and Zagat Survey have announced that in addition to their current distribution agreement, as of May 1, 2012, Perseus has also taken over sales for Zagat in the U.S. for field, mass merchandise, specialty and gift accounts and will handle sales to all accounts in Canada. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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