Quarto Says it is 'On Track'

U.K.-based Quarto Group reported this morning that it is “on track” to reduce its debt for the year and to achieve organic growth. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Publishers Have to Pay Up to Track Their Audiences on Distributed Platforms

Publishers are increasingly coming around to the idea of a distributed future. They're re-allocating resources to build teams that produce content for specific social platforms, and they're giving away articles on platforms like Apple News, Facebook and Flipboard, hoping to make money by selling... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto acquires Harvard Common Press

Quarto Publishing Group USA has acquired Harvard Common Press (HCP), an independent publisher primarily focused on cooking and childcare. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto Buys Harvard Common Press

Quarto Publishing Group USA, has acquired the Harvard Common Press, an independent publisher primarily focused on cooking and childcare. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Worldreader Report Tracks Ebook Downloads in Asia and Africa

What do readers in Africa and Asia really want? A new Worldreader report tracks millions of ebook downloads and reading trends across the regions. The post Worldreader Report Tracks Ebook Downloads in Asia and Africa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WPW to Manage Quarto’s Remainder Biz

Newly formed World Pub Wholesale has partnered with Quarto Publishing Group USA to become the exclusive sales force for Quarto's remainders, overstock, and hurts (damaged books). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diversity drive on track in children's, but call for more BAME authors

Authors, agents and publishers have praised the increase in the number of books with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and mental health themes in 2015, but added that more needs to be done in terms of publishing BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) authors and books that feature... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto Gets Into Custom Cookbook Game

Over the past three years, Quarto Publishing Group has channeled efforts to growing its cookbook catalogue, tripling its list from 35 cookbooks to more than 100, all while adding a personalized cookbook program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Tracking Trends In the Educational Space

School and library publishers are developing apps, handouts, social media campaigns, and more to address teachers’ and librarians’ needs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jellybooks: Tracking Reader Engagement for Better Marketing

Andrew Rhomberg explains how Jellybooks smart software embedded in ebook ARCs allows publishers to unobtrusively glean crucial pre-pub data from readers. The post Jellybooks: Tracking Reader Engagement for Better Marketing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Solid' Quarto half-year revenues rise 1%

The chief executive of The Quarto Group, Marcus Leaver, said the company achieved a “solid” set of results in the first half of the year, with revenues rising 1% compared to the same period a year earlier.   For the six months ending 30th June 2015, revenues totalled $66.2m (£42.4m), 1% higher... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto Starts New Consumer Site

The Quarto Group has launched QuartoKnows.com, a new consumer facing site that showcases and promotes the U.K.-based company’s entire global publishing program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tracking Facebook’s Book Challenge

On January 2, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced he would be challenging himself to read a new book every other week in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto Group profits up 26% in 2014

Profits at global publishing company The Quarto Group rose 26% in 2014, with profits in the UK growing 24%.   In a statement filed with Companies House, Quarto said adjusted profit before tax totalled $12.1m (£7.7m) last year. Revenues were up 2% compared to 2013 to $172.6m (£110m).   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stefani, McBride and May join Quarto sales

Quarto Publishing Group UK has made a series of appointments to its sales team, as part of a restructure. John Stefani, previously business development director at Simon & Schuster will take on the role of sales director, while Geraldine McBride, previously trade sales director at Bonnier... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Belgium takes Facebook to court over privacy breaches and user tracking

Belgian privacy commission launches lawsuit after warning over alleged privacy law breaches over tracking of users and non-users for adsThe Belgian privacy commission is taking Facebook to court for its alleged “trampling” over Belgian and European privacy law.The lawsuit will be heard in a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto serves up personalised cookbooks

The Quarto Group is launching a new online business which will enable readers to create personalised hardback cookbooks. This is Your Cookbook lets users create a 96-page hardback, collating recipes from Quarto’s archives as well as incorporating their own recipes. Users can also add images,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook tracks all site vistors, violating EU law, report says

Facebook tracks everyone who visits its site, including people who don’t have an account, and even continues to track users and non-users who have opted out of targeted ads, researchers at two Belgian universities have found.Researchers at the University of Leuven in cooperation with researchers... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reorganisation pays off for Quarto

The Quarto Group has “started to deliver” after its reorganisation in 2013, c.e.o. Marcus Leaver said, as the company revealed profits grew in 2014. In 2013 the company rebranded Aurum Publishing Group as Quarto Publishing Group UK, while the Quayside Publishing Group became Quarto Publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits Rose at Quarto

Adjusted operating profit at the Quarto Group increased 10% in 2014, rising to $15.4 million from $14.0 million in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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