Quad Posts Q2 Net loss on Lower Revenue

Roughly a week after it announced it was cancelling its planned purchase of LSC Communications due to objections from the Department of Justice, Quad reported that second quarter sales fell 1.2% compared to a year ago. It had a net loss of $14.7 million. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N nets novel from 'astonishing' Woodson

W&N has netted a new novel by "astonishing" award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson, which is already garnering huge praise in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 19:21:10 UTC ]
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Things get weird when a neural net is trained on text adventure games

We've seen people turn neural networks to almost everything from drafting pickup lines to a new Harry Potter chapter, but it turns out classic text adventure games may be one of the best fits for AI yet. This latest glimpse into what artificial intel... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-09-11 19:39:00 UTC ]
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Kyle Books eats up Tom Watson’s weight-loss memoir

Kyle Books aims to spark a "national conversation" with Tom Watson’s account of how he reversed his diabetes and lost eight stone. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 07:20:10 UTC ]
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Open Road Revenue Up 36% in First Half of 2019

Open Road said revenue in the first six months of 2019 rose 36% over the comparable period in 2018, while earnings jumped 72%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks Posts Double Digit Six Month Sales Gain

Unit sales rose 24% in the first six months of 2019 over the comparable period in 2018, while revenue increased 26% at Sourcebooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookNet Canada’s First ‘State of Independent Bookselling’ Report: Print Revenue up

Citing 37 percent of revenue from frontlist titles, 63 bookstore companies with 80 locations respond to BookNet Canada's new report. The post BookNet Canada’s First ‘State of Independent Bookselling’ Report: Print Revenue up appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-09 20:54:40 UTC ]
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BookNet Canada’s First ‘State of Independent Bookselling’ Report Cites a Rise in Print Revenue

Citing 37 percent of revenue from frontlist titles, 63 bookstore companies with 80 locations respond to BookNet Canada’s new report. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Non-Book Merchandise: 16 Percent of Revenue or partisans of print and brick-and-mortar bookstores, the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-09 20:54:40 UTC ]
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Newsroom Donates Pulitzer Monetary Award to Tree of Life Congregation

Staffers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were surprised to learn April 15 that, along with the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-09-06 14:54:26 UTC ]
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Amazon pays £14m corporation tax as revenue increases

Amazon's UK logistics and warehouse arm tripled its corporation tax payment to £14m for 2018, the company has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 21:29:05 UTC ]
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US publishers' revenues up 6.9%

Revenues from US publishers have increased 6.9% to nearly $6 billion for the first six months of 2019, with growth in all categories apart from e-books, according to the Association of American Publishers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 22:31:10 UTC ]
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Blink nets football titles by Robbie Fowler and F2

Bonnier Books UK imprint Blink has netted two football titles with Robbie Fowler’s “definitive” autobiography and the fifth publication from freestylers The F2. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 13:07:40 UTC ]
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PRH Posts Double-Digit Gains in Sales, Earnings in First Half of '19

Driven by a number of acquisitions and hundreds of bestselling books, profits at Penguin Random House jumped 33.0% in the first half of 2019 over the comparable period in 2018 and revenue rose 11.3%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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AAP’s StatShot Report for January to June of 2019: $6 Billion in Revenue

Combined digital formats comprised 22.3 percent of reported US trade publishing revenue, in the first six months of this year, according to StatShot data. The post AAP’s StatShot Report for January to June of 2019: $6 Billion in Revenue appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-28 21:35:09 UTC ]
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S&S Children's UK nets Richard Jones picture book

Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has acquired a dog-themed picture book from Richard Jones, his first as both author and illustrator. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 16:59:01 UTC ]
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Titan Books nets Joan He's debut YA fantasy

Titan Books will publish Joan He’s YA debut, a Chinese-inspired fantasy novel about a princess whose father is murdered. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-22 02:49:33 UTC ]
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Quarto revenues nudge up as debt falls in first half

Quarto has described the first half of 2019 as "encouraging" after global results showed group revenue edged up to $56.4m and losses declined 75% compared to the same period in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-16 11:00:57 UTC ]
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One Year In, Hearst Digital Media’s Revamped Global Ad Team Doubled Its Revenue

To make booking and running global campaigns easier for clients, magazine company Hearst has built up its centralized, global digital Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-08-14 14:50:56 UTC ]
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1 year in, Hearst Digital Media’s revamped global ad team doubled its revenue

The magazine company has run over 200 global campaign over the last year from its centralized team of 26 people, based in London. The post 1 year in, Hearst Digital Media’s revamped global ad team doubled its revenue appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-08-14 04:01:54 UTC ]
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Mensch snaps up Waldegrave's 'clear-eyed analysis' of post-Brexit referendum Britain

Indie publisher Mensch will publish William Waldegrave's analysis of post-Brexit referendum Britain next month.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-13 09:41:25 UTC ]
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Agency Brief: WPP revenue rises but profits dip in first half; MediaMonks ramps up production

WPP reports its second-quarter earnings on Friday,with some better-than-expected surprises. The company sees its revenue return to growth, up 1.6 percent in the first half of the year and 2.3 percent in the second quarter. In North America, revenue rises 0.4 percent in the second quarter but... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-09 19:31:00 UTC ]
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