Profile turnover exceeds £10m

Profile has seen a “breakthrough financial year” with turnover exceeding £10m for the first time in the company’s history, the publisher has said. Turnover was up 26% year-on-year to £10.4m with operating profit at just over £1m for the year 2014-2015. The company was named as the Independent Publisher of the Year at the Bookseller Industry Awards in May. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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