S&S UK saw sales and profit rise in 2017

Simon & Schuster UK saw a rise in sales and profit in 2017, driven by a "significant" increase in print and downloadable audio book sales, the firm has revealed. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Amazon kicks off 'January sales'

Amazon.co.uk has announced its New Year discounting already, launching what it calls "... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales and turnover up at C&R

Constable & Robinson has grown turnover by 16% to £7.46m for the nine months to 31st... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle Fire could hit UK in January

Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet is reportedly launching in the UK in January. Know Your... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Commission opens formal investigation into sale of ebooks

The European Commission has announced it has opened formal antitrust proceedings to investigate... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales continue to climb ahead of Christmas

Printed book sales soared by £8.8m week-on-week last week, with the latest edition of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retail sales growth "worst for 6 months"

The British Retail Consortium has labelled November sales growth "the worst for six months... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Recession sees sales of cheap classics soar

Sales of cheaply priced classics are surging, with publisher Wordsworth Editions seeing sales of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whither the Sales Rep

While publishers have been reorganizing their sales forces for years, the shifting marketplace—one without Borders and with a lot fewer print books—is forcing publishers to rethink more than ever how they sell. Hachette Book Group’s elimination of 11 sales rep positions earlier this fall sent... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder and Headline reshuffle sales depts

Four regional sales managers have left the Hodder & Stoughton and Headline Publishing Group... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LSSI 'revises UK targets'

American library management firm LSSI has retreated from its target of managing 15% of UK public... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ‘Underground’ Drives Sales at Microcosm

Founded in Cleveland 16 years ago in Joe Biel’s bedroom, Microcosm Publishing is a “self-empowerment” and alternative culture publisher and distributor in Portland, Ore., and Lansing, Kansas. Originally a distributor of zines and records, Microcosm has grown into a company with a knack for... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin withholds new ebooks from UK library suppliers

Penguin UK is now withholding the supply of its new ebook releases to its library suppliers in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian puts PaidContent up for sale for $20m

The Guardian has put its PaidContent website up for sale with a price tag of $20m (£12.7m), three years after it bought the New York-based digital publishing and events business. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales fall at WH Smith in early autumn

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 10/11/2011 - 09:44 Total group sales at W H Smith have dropped by 3% in the last 10 weeks, with like-for-like sales down by 6% in comparison to last year. This morning (10th November) the company reported in its interim financial results for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales drop 2.5% at Lagardère

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 08/11/2011 - 10:15 Lagardère Publishing has reported a net sale decrease of 2.5% on a like-for-like basis in its third quarter, attributing the drop to weaker sales in English-speaking countries and the "impact of ebooks". read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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French VAT rise threat to books

Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Tue, 08/11/2011 - 09:26 French prime minister François Fillon has announced that the reduced VAT rate applying to books would be raised from 5.5% to 7% from 1st January as part of a fresh economic austerity package to help rein in France’s massive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Sales 'worryingly weak' warns BRC

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 08/11/2011 - 10:19 UK retail sale values sank 0.6% in October compared to last year, with the British Retail Consortium warning sales were "worryingly weak" in the approach to Christmas. In October last year, sales values had risen by 0.8%. On a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's Health magazine to launch in UK

Hearst-Rodale is set to launch Women's Health in the UK next year, as a sister title to the 11-year-old Men's Health. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin's ebook sales double

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 03/11/2011 - 09:55 Penguin's ebook sales have more than doubled in the first nine months of 2011, as parent Pearson reported an increase in total sales of 3% and operating profit of 13%. Total sales at Penguin for the nine months to 30th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Physical book sales slump £12m in October

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Thu, 03/11/2011 - 09:57 Printed book sales in October slumped 8% year-on-year, due largely to poor sales within the paperback fiction and biographies/memoirs sectors, Nielsen BookScan data has revealed. In total, £144.7m was spent on physical books in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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