Pottermore sales and profits rise with 'strong' Harry Potter sales

Pottermore, the digital company for J K Rowling’s Wizarding World, saw revenues rise 3.2% and profits increase 23.2% in the 12 months to 31st March 2020. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Waterstones' core Christmas sales up 5%

Waterstones’ core Christmas sales were up over 5% year-on-year but overall revenue was hit by lower sales of Kindle devices. The chain bookseller’s m.d, James Daunt, said the company had a “solid” Christmas and was pleased with sales of books, stationery and toys, with new stores in the estate... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's third party sales 'over 40% of total'

Third party sellers accounted for more than 40% of all items sold on Amazon in 2014, the online retailer has revealed. There are currently more than two million vendors on the online retail site, who sold more than two billion items worldwide last year, including books, clothing and other... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Parragon Books restructure boosts profits to £19m

Parragon Books has posted an operating profit of £19.4m in 2014 compared to a loss of £6m the year before, thanks to a company restructure earlier in the year. For the year ending the 31st March 2014, turnover fell 14% to £48m from £56m but “the overall improvement in profitability was due to a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Amazon-free’ Christmas campaign diverts reported £5m worth of sales from online retailer

Amazon Anonymous campaigners hand-deliver giant Christmas card to online retailer’s UK headquarters and call for company to pay workers a living wageDisenchanted shoppers have taken over £5m worth of business away from Amazon this Christmas in protest at the internet retailer’s business... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profit warning from Haynes

Haynes Publishing Group has issued a profit warning, citing "soft" trade and tighter inventory controls from retailers. The car manuals publisher said its half year results, which will be posted at the end of January, will be "seriously impacted" by "key consumer retailers implementing working... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Sales Execs Consider the Future of Book Pricing

A trio of international publishing sales executives reflect on the different attitudes toward book pricing across the world, wondering what the future holds. The post Publishing Sales Execs Consider the Future of Book Pricing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH UK rethinks its sales teams

Penguin Random House UK has announced a series of appointments in a restructure across its sales teams, with new roles for Martin Higgins, Helen Randles and Sarah Roscoe among them. Also among the changes is a new sales director for Benelux, Germany, France and Austria, following the decision of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH reveals new international sales structures

Penguin Random House in the UK and in the US are today (17th December) announcing new international sales-leadership structures for continental Europe. PRH US’s Cyrus Kheradi, s.v.p., director, international sales and marketing, has named Anke Reichelt as regional sales director for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daring Swedish YA Tale Attracts Strong Foreign Rights Deals

Jessica’s Schiefauer’s Swedish YA novel Pojkarna (The Boys) is attracting strong foreign rights interest for its daring story about gender transformation. The post Daring Swedish YA Tale Attracts Strong Foreign Rights Deals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp UK suffers £3.5m loss after £51m profit the year before

Bleak results for Rupert Murdoch’s British newspapers and book publisher Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper and publishing division suffered an operating loss of £3.5m in the year up to June 2014 compared to a £51m profit the year before.The loss by News Corp UK & Ireland, which owns the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harris to chair Costa Book of the Year judges

Author Robert Harris will chair the judging panel for the 2014 Costa Book of the Year. He will be joined by writers Maggie O’Farrell, Bernadine Evaristo, Jonathan Stroud, Owen Sheers and Wendy Moore, actress Dame Diana Rigg, the BBC’s economics editor Robert Peston, and actress Samantha... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kinney takes US top spot again as Christmas sales surge 26%

As the Christmas rush got underway, the US book market surged again last week with print volumes increasing by 26% week on week. Overall, just over 20m book sales registered through Nielsen BookScan in the seven days ending 7th December. Jeff Kinney's The Long Haul (Amulet), enjoys another... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Dipped in October

Bookstore sales fell slightly in October, dropping 0.5%, to $728 million, compared to October 2013, according to statistics released Thursday morning by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Ukraine Sales Dip, Russia’s Eksmo Sells Bookstore Stake

Politics and a 15% drop in sales in 2014 has prompted Eksmo to sell its stake in Ukraine's Logos-Trans, which operates 50 Book Supermarket stores across the country. The post As Ukraine Sales Dip, Russia’s Eksmo Sells Bookstore Stake appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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French publishers warned on ebook VAT rise

The French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE) has warned its members that France may raise VAT on ebooks from 5.5% to the standard 20% during the first half of next year to avoid a fine of several million euros from the European Court of Justice, according to the trade... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The rise of the comic book hero

A crowd of mourners gather as pallbearers carry in a black coffin and shroud it with a Canadian flag. Eulogies flow for James "Logan" Howlett, taken too soon. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowling pens Pottermore stories for Christmas

Pottermore is set to post a surprise each day between the 12th and the 23rd December, including new writing from J K Rowling. In a newsletter sent to Harry Potter fans, Pottermore said Rowling will write about Draco Malfoy, a pupil at Hogwarts and one of Harry Potter’s nemeses, as well as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mexico’s Conaculta Launches Book Sales Website

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Friday boosts US book sales

Book sales in the US jumped 23% week on week in the seven days ending 30th November as 15.8 million print books registered through Nielsen BookScan. It follows two consecutive weeks of volume growth above 5%. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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In S&S Reorg, Perl Rises and Hirschhorn Leaves

In a reorganization at S&S that sees the merger of the house's digital division with its corporate marketing department, Liz Perl has been promoted, and Ellie Hirschhorn, executive v-p and chief digital officer, is leaving the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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