Sales, Earnings Drop in First Half of 2018 at PRH

Revenue fell 3.3% in the first half of 2018 compared to a year ago at Penguin Random House, and earnings dropped 17%. The decline was attributed mainly to the negative impact of foreign exchange rates. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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January Religion Bestsellers: ‘War Room’ Books Sweep Sales

Check out PW’s new monthly Religion Fiction and Nonfiction Bestseller charts and find out more about the books that made the lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Arachnid: What Does Author Earnings Say to the Industry?

A new report from Author Earnings previews what the Digital Book World Conference audience is likely to hear in "Data Guy's" keynote address. The post Digital Arachnid: What Does Author Earnings Say to the Industry? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Stock Index Drops 12% in January

The combination of a weak market and investors’ disappointment regarding a fourth-quarter report from Amazon drove down many publishing industry stocks in January. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WSJ drops publisher frenemy LinkedIn’s share button

Publishers have had a complicated relationship with LinkedIn, and now, The Wall Street Journal has dropped its sharing button from its article pages. The change came as part of a recent article redesign. LinkedIn was never a huge traffic driver for most publishers in the first place, but Journal... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook sales falling for the first time, finds new report

Research by the Bookseller shows that sales for the ‘big five’ UK publishers dropped in 2015Ebook sales for the UK’s five biggest publishers fell in 2015, according to a new report in the Bookseller, collectively declining 2.4%, to 47.9m units. It is the first drop in numbers of books sold in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Basford to publish two new colouring books with PRH

Johanna Basford is set to publish two new colouring books in 2016 with Virgin Books, a division of Ebury at Penguin Random House UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buster Books drops gender labels

Michael O’Mara imprint Buster Books has promised to stop selling books as being “for boys” or “for girls” following an online campaign against gender labelling. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Changed retail landscape' pushed sales growth in 2015

A revitalised bricks and mortar offer, new routes to readers and healthy exports are among the key elements that combined to create “a new landscape” for the trade in 2015, with publishers saying last year’s market growth is sustainable—despite a drop in digital sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of Adult Trade Up, Kids Down Through September

Sales of adult trade books rose 2.9% in the first nine months of 2015, according to figures released by the AAP. Sales in the children’s/young adult segment for the nine-month period were down 7.4%, but slipped only 0.6% in September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher to drop gendered children's titles after parents campaign

Buster Books, publisher of colouring books for ‘Brilliant Boys’ and ‘Gorgeous Girls’ to switch to ‘gender neutral’ titles in futureGirls will no longer be defined as “glamorous” and “gorgeous” while boys get to be “amazing” and “brilliant” at Buster Books, after the children’s publisher... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Sales Top $100 Billion

Total revenue at Amazon hit $107 billion in 2015, a 20% increase over sales in 2014. Operating income jumped to $2.2 billion in the year, from $178 million in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion and Spirituality On-Sale Calendar: February 2016

New books from Jamie Snyder, Susan Jacoby, and Jessa Crispin are among the big religion and spirituality titles publishing in February. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH to publish 'lost' Beatrix Potter story

Frederick Warne & Co, an imprint of Penguin Random House Children’s, will this September release a previously unpublished children’s story by Beatrix Potter, with new illustrations by Quentin Blake. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH to publish beauty tips by consultant to the A-list

Penguin Random House has acquired a skin, food and lifestyle book by Wendy Rowe, a "world-renowned beauty expert" and Burberry's artistic consultant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Universities and trade back PRH stance on degrees

Other publishers and universities are welcoming Penguin Random House UK's decision to disregard university degrees as a prerequisite for applications. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2015 Print Sales Up Slighty in Canada

Unit sales were up by 1%, according to BookNet Canada, while ebook sales remained at the same level they reached in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suicide Squad trailer drops like one of the Joker's pudding bombs

The newest trailer for Warner Bros Suicide Squad is just as off-the-wall as a comic book film can be. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH launches consumer website

Penguin Random House UK has launched its consumer website Penguin.co.uk, and a new corporate site Penguinrandomhouse.co.uk, designed to showcase its eight publishing divisions and their imprints. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH removes degree requirement from job applications

Penguin Random House UK is removing any requirement for a university degree for all new jobs to attract a “more varied candidate pool” in order to “publish the best books that appeal to readers everywhere”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Earnings soar for UK's bestselling authors as wealth gap widens in books industry

New study reveals Julia Donaldson, David Walliams and JK Rowling lead the top 1% of authors, who account for nearly a third of all UK book salesThe gap between publishing’s rich and poor continues to widen, as figures from Nielsen BookScan reveal that the top 50 authors account for more than 13%... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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