Phaidon lifts turnover, cuts loss

Phaidon Press has reported a 4.4% increase in annual turnover for the year to June 2014 due to a strong performance in the North American market. However, the company still reported a loss, which it attributed to increased investment in its business.  Turnover at the arts, lifestyle and culture publisher was £21.3m, up from £20.4m the year before. While the company reported a loss of £1.2m for 2014, it had reduced that loss by £0.4m from £1.6m from the year before. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Phaidon Taps Judith Regan to Head New Multimedia Unit

In an unexpected move, Phaidon, a publisher best known for its lavishly produced art books, has hired Judith Regan to oversee a new division at the company called Regan Arts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alt-Week 12.7.13: Wormhole short-cuts, watery planets and history as seen by Google Books

Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days. Don't pack your bags just yet, but Hubble has found indirect evidence of water on five different planets -- a lot of it, in some cases. Bigger brains ... Continue reading at Engadget

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Lincolnshire library cuts passed by council

Plans to hand control of the bulk of Lincolnshire's libraries over to volunteers have been... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2014 Preview: Cut to the Core: On the Front Lines of the Common Core Rollout

In October, we gave what was scheduled to be a one-hour presentation to a group of public librarians and library directors on collaboration between school and public libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Sales Dip, Losses Rise at Books-A-Million

Sales for the third quarter ended November 2 at Books-A-Million fell 3.5%, to $100.4 million, and its net loss deepened to $7.1 million, from $2.8 million in the third period of 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Tribune Publishing Cuts 700 Jobs as it Restructures

Tribune Co. chief executive officer Peter Liguori tells employees that “we have decided to unify the non-editorial functions of our publishing businesses,” but “creating these critical efficiencies and ensuring the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Price Cuts Bite Into Korean Book Sales, Fixed Price Considered

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Amazon to Let Independent Bookstores Sell Kindles and Gives Them a Cut of E-Book Sales

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Amazon offers physical bookstores a cut of Kindle ebook sales, and just enough rope

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Job losses as Bonnier companies relocate

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Martha Stewart's New CEO Choice Suggests Cuts Ahead

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Amazon Has Big Sales Gain, Small Loss

Total revenue at Amazon increased 24%, to $17.09 billion, in the third quarter of 2013 while its operating loss was $25 million, down from $28 million in the third quarter of 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Most small newspapers would be happy with an online publishing system that solves more headaches than it creates. Finding software that makes digital revenue and reader traffic skyrocket seems like the stuff of dreams. But that’s precisely ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Fairfax Media to cut journalist jobs

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