Illustrated book publisher Quarto made “steady progress in 2014 despite a tough first half to the year”, c.e.o. Marcus Leaver has said in a trading update. Reporting on the year ending 31st December 2014, the publisher said that it had reduced debt and had seen “organic growth”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto warns of lower trading as a result of Covid-19, but highlights improved profits in its latest full-year Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 08:44:01 UTC ]
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A huge gain in unit sales in the juvenile nonfiction category helped to offset declines in adult nonfiction and juvenile fiction, keeping print unit sales last week even with the previous week at outlets that report to BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto has posted a trading update for its 2019 results, saying it expects revenues to slip 9% to $135.8m (2018: $149.3m) but will be returning a profit of $2.9m. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-25 02:44:11 UTC ]
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After decades in the shadows, a literary detective returns to the scene of the crime. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Brighton-based children’s publisher Ivy Kids, part of the Quarto Group, is relaunching as "a sustainable imprint" in 2021 with Georgia Amson-Bradshaw at the helm. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-11 03:50:38 UTC ]
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Following the February 17 announcement by Penguin Random House parent company Bertelsmann that the conglomerate will be carbon neutral by 2030, PRH global CEO Markus Dohle sent a letter to employees outlining the publisher’s role in helping Bertelsmann achieve that target. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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In her extraordinary new book, “Uncanny Valley,” Anna Wiener recounts what made her, a 25-year-old woman with an “affectedly analog” life in New York City, abandon her job at a literary agency in 2013 to work for tech startups, and what eventually — five years later — made her leave the... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-01-03 21:41:30 UTC ]
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Research funder consortium cOAlition S has accused publisher Springer Nature of “a tactic to stall progress”, in a robust response to the publisher’s open letter on transformative journals, sent earlier today. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-16 23:05:01 UTC ]
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The joint annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature drew more than 9,400 scholars to San Diego from Nov. 23-26, remaining flat compared to the number of attendees in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins is closing its gender pay gap with the median difference reducing from 10.2% to 8.8% in its latest filing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 11:20:07 UTC ]
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Sen. Sherrod Brown tells the stories of his predecessors at Desk 88 on the Senate floor. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 13:51:36 UTC ]
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Folio:’s annual survey of magazine industry sales and marketing salaries indicates that overall compensation levels remained fairly consistent year-over-year for publishers and marketing directors, while salespeople at the account-executive level reported an overall decline in median base... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-24 19:00:27 UTC ]
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Pavilion Books owner and publisher Polly Powell has started working for the Quarto Group as an advisor to its c.e.o. CK Lau. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 23:52:34 UTC ]
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Marie Claire is just the latest titan of women’s media to fall, following Lucky, More!, The Pool and Lenny Letter. Their absence will be keenly feltReaders of women’s magazines have had a rough few years. Every few months another titan falls and today we are mourning the UK print edition of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-09-11 16:09:38 UTC ]
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Profile Books has reported a “solid” financial year 2018 to 2019 with turnover at £11.4m, a 4% dip on the previous year, while operating profit was “steady” at £983,375. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 21:34:54 UTC ]
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Mark Searle, publisher at Bright Press at The Quarto Group, will join DK as publishing director of licensing in November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 02:29:25 UTC ]
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Louise Tucker has won the inaugural Lost the Plot Work in Progress Prize for her "tender, moving, beautifully drawn" novel The Last Field. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 11:47:52 UTC ]
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Ciuciu’s 31-day devotional encourages daily growth and fellowship with others, crumbs and all Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Kerry Enzor is leaving Quarto to lead a new Quercus imprint focused on international non-fiction originated entirely in-house. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-18 12:13:03 UTC ]
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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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