The Quarto Group reported a small decline in sales for the six month period ended June 30, with revenue falling to $72.2 million from $73.2 million in the comparable period last year, while operating profit inched ahead to $4.0 million from $3.9 million. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Fisher, m.d. of academic publishing for Cambridge University Press, has warned that Open... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of printed books rocketed to a 2013 high last week as shoppers hit bookshops in the hunt... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto has revealed plans to cut debt by divesting of businesses "detracting from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Telegraph has claimed niche authors are being unfairly hit by Amazon’s self-publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FRANKFURT, March 6 (Reuters) - German publisher Axel Springer on Wednesday forecast a drop in profitability in 2013, expecting investments in its digital business and restructuring efforts in its declining printing business to weigh on results. The ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When the iPad is seemingly tailor-made for books of all kinds, you'd think Audible would leap on the opportunity to produce an optimized audiobook app -- it wasn't quite so eager, as customers have since discovered. Apple tablet owners won't have to perpetually lean on the stock music app for... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s has acquired two books in a teen series set in a sports school by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Short Books has scored its first ever Official UK Top 50 number one. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Freezing temperatures and a swathe of snow across the UK has hit the high street, with some... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has reported that it expects profit before tax in the year to 31st December 2012 to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The government's proposal for a new copyright exception on the photocopying of education... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles' annual profit has dived by 25%, hit by the continuing disruption from the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley’s sales and operating income have been hit in its second quarter due to a weak higher... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer Cathy Glass has reached one million in physical sales in the UK since her debut in 2007,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A marathon wait and one Herculean wrestling match with recalcitrant publishers later, the Kindle... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo has launched its Kobo Arc Android tablet device in the UK. The device went on sale today (... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones will look to expand is business from next year if the chain records a good Christmas... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurence Orbach has been removed as a director of the Quarto group, with Aurum founder Tim... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto has reported a drop in revenue but stable operating profit over the last nine months, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Children's Screen Entertainment has sold its first book-to-screen transfer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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