Profits Rose 32% in 2013 at S&S

Operating income at Simon & Schuster rose 32% in 2013, to $106 million on a sales increase of 2.4%, to $809 million, parent company CBS reported. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Father's Day drives sales to 2013 high

Sales of Dan Brown's Inferno (Bantam Press) rocketed 48% week on week last week, sending the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profit surge at Book Depository

The Amazon-owned Book Depository made a pre-tax profit of more than £15m in 2012 after... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2013: Sweet Home Chicago!

The 2013 American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held in the great city of Chicago, where the ALA is based. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2013: The Show Evolves

BookExpo America at New York City's Javits Center began with a full day of panels and presentations on Wednesday, May 29, and ended with a newly energized Consumer Day on Saturday, June 1. While exhibitors and attendees were still evaluating the new Thursday–Saturday schedule for the exhibit... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann sees group profit rise in first quarter

Random House parent Bertelsmann has made "significant strides" in implementing its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Krasznahorkai and Stanescu Win the 2013 Best Translated Book Awards

A pair of Eastern European authors — Laszlo Krasznahorki and Nichita Stanescu — take home the 2013 Best Translated Book Awards. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits rise at S&S in first quarter

Profits at Simon & Schuster have risen in the in the first quarter of 2013, despite a fall in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBookstore Leads Brazil’s Ebook Market in 2013

In 2012, Brazil became the latest battleground for the big international ebooksellers. Ebook sales have since skyrocketed, with Apple in the early lead ahead of Amazon. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guess the Most Offensive Book of 2013? Nope, Not 50 Shades of Grey

The books series cited as being most often subject to complaints in 2012, as determined by a study by the American Library Association, wes Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a Constant State of Flux and Frenzy: Digital Solutions in India 2013

Time was, when a company got a winning product (or formula), it was set for a few generations, or at least for several years. Not so today—even less so in the content or in the digital space. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2013 Best Translated Book Award Finalists Announced

Ten fiction titles and six poetry collections finalists have been announced as the finalists for this year's Best Translated Book Awards. The winners will be revealed May 3rd. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital revenues to grow 15% in 2013

Online publishers predict digital revenue will grow by 15% year on year in 2013, according to the annual census from the Association of Online Publishers (AOP). Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manga 2013: A Smaller, More Sustainable Market

The manga market may be smaller than it was five years ago, but a substantial fanbase remains. Publishers are optimistic that the decline has come to an end, that long-awaited digital initiatives are attracting readers, and that the manga market is stabilizing at a new, sustainable level. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Providing Story Time in Español: Spanish Supplement Spring 2013

Despite budget cuts and insufficient bilingual staffing, United States libraries continue to invest money expanding Spanish-language children’s and YA collections. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Delivers... Profits

E-book sales had a major impact on all of the major trade publishers' 2012 performance, with Random House coming out the biggest winner thanks to the success of the 50 Shades trilogy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ready for Prime Time: Spanish Supplement Spring 2013

Hispanics are the nation’s largest minority group, making up more than 54.5 million people, or about 17% of the U.S. population, according to estimates for 2013 from the U.S. Census Bureau—a quarter of the children being born today are to a Hispanic mother. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Art Books' Future Now: Art & Photography Books 2013

Borders’s closure in 2011 served as a gloomy backdrop for the panel at the New York Public Library on February 12, “The Future of Art Book Publishing,” whose title carried a hint of bad news for catalogues and monographs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almanac app to chart Gaiman's huge 2013

Neil Gaiman looks set to be one of the busiest authors of 2013, with a host of book publications... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books Ireland Reveals 2013 Shortlist

The shortlist of ten children's book titles selected by Children's Books Ireland honors Irish authors and illustrators, and six final winners will be announced on May 8. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lots to Choose From at SXSW 2013

This was PW’s third year at SXSW Interactive, the annual technology festival in Austin, Tex., and it may have been the toughest year to cover. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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