Quercus sees sales drop but profits rise

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Tue, 27/09/2011 - 10:33 Quercus saw an inevitable downturn in sales in the first half of 2011 after its Stieg Larsson enhanced 2010 numbers, but still managed to increase profit, improve its cash position, grow digital sales seven-fold and pay its first ever dividend to shareholders. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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