Quercus has recorded a 10.9% rise in turnover to £10.2m for the six months to end June 2013... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the May issue of the Slate Book Review, Meghan O’Rourke writes about Are You My Mother?, cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s therapy-fueled exploration of her relationship with her mom. Writes O’Rourke: Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UBM plc reports a 25.8 percent increase in operating profit for the first quarter 2012 and an 11.1 percent increase in total revenue, according to unaudited results released today. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertrams has increased its underlying profit by a third and revenue by 25% following the merger... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Increased investment in digital and a reduction in stock ahead of a new distribution agreement... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has acquired a debut children's novel by Piers Torday, son of Salmon Fishing in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones launched a new Buy One Get One Half Price (BOGOHP) promotional offer on selected... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has paid a six-figure sum for two books by debut novelist Paul Lynch, beating off five... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cosmopolitan topped 115,000 digital subscribers last month, making it the first Hearst title to break 100,000 and perhaps marking renewed reason for hope among magazine publishers. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historically slow to innovate their products and their editorial for the digital age, a trio of UK regional news publishers is this week taking its titles to iOS tablets and mobiles in their original form. Archant of the east of England is debutin ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A last-minute addition to the University Press of New England list has become the fastest-selling book in the Hanover, N.H., university press consortium’s 42-year history and its first book to hit Amazon’s top 10. World War II Remembered isn’t even published by one of its regular distribution... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the 2011 Man Booker Prize finalist, the author has pitch-perfect voice and her jazz musician characters have rhythmic conversations.Not unlike its counterpart rock 'n' roll, memorable jazz novels occupy a pretty slim shelf at the local bookstore. Though the music has been gracefully spun into... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus executive director of sales and marketing Mike McGrath has been appointed as the new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Educational publisher and FT owner, Pearson reports a rise in profits thanks to improved digital sales and growth in emerging markets. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus imprint Heron Books has bought two new novels by Eva Rice, who was previously published... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of children's books rocketed 30% week-on-week as the spring half-term break resulted in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profit at US bookseller Barnes & Noble sank 12% in the third quarter, despite both physical... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International co-edition publisher Quarto has pledged to "redouble" its efforts to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since ebooks first became a meaningful part of a publisher’s business in 2009, results at Simon & Schuster have followed a familiar pattern—a decline in revenue but an increase in earnings. Between 2009 and 2011, total sales at S&S dipped 0.7%, but adjusted operating income has jumped... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier increased sales and profit in 2011 as the company said the decline in print sales was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has reported a 43% hit on its publishing arm, which includes its UK national newspapers, reducing the unit's operating income to $218m (£138m) as it was hit by multimillion-pound costs relating to the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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