Scholastic saw revenues plunge 32% year on year to $406.2m and operating income fall 54% in the second quarter, as its business continued to be hit by the pandemic, although trade sales rose. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 18:36:39 UTC ]
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HMH attributed the sales rise in the first quarter of 2018 in part to higher print titles sales, but a change in the product mix of sales—last year HMH sold lots of 'The Handmaid's Tale' and '1984' ebooks—contributed to a slight rise in the quarterly net loss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has reported it is "on track" to return to underlying profit growth in 2018 after its revenue rose 1% in the first quarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has reported a 43% rise in sales to $51bn (£36.9bn) for the first three months of 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers, authors and agents have welcomed Waterstones’ change of ownership this morning and expressed relief at the news James Daunt is staying on to lead the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales in the adult trade segment fell 2.2% in November 2017 compared to a year ago, but were still up 2.9% in the first 11 months of the year. Children's/YA sales were down 8.2% in November and fell 3.0% for the first 11 months of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Quarto Group's sales declined marginally by 1.4% to £152.5m last year, however, its operating profits plunged 58% to £7.2m. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of David Walliams’ Bad Dad helped revenue at HarperCollins grow by $3 million year-on-year in the second quarter to $469 million. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue for the Canadian retailer rose 8.2% in the third quarter, ended December 31, 2017. Sales in the period were C$433.3 million. The increases, the company said, combined for the highest quarterly revenue in its history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US publishers' trade book sales were flat for the first seven months of 2017, according to statistics released by the Association of the American Publishers (AAP). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult books slipped 0.3% in August in 2017 compared to a year ago, while sales in the children’s/young adult segment rose 2.9% in the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook says it will book the revenues it earns from selling advertising to Kiwi companies in New Zealand in future. The change is part of worldwide move by Facebook to restructure its accounting and appears a major victory for policy-makers concerned about the way Facebook and many other... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic second quarter results held no surprises: sales and earnings fell compared to a year ago due to the lack of a new Harry Potter title. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales in the children’s/young adult segment fell 36.8% in July, compared to same period a year ago, according to figures release by the AAP. The decline is due, in large part, to the fact that July 2017 did not see a hit like July 2016, when 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' was dominating... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Worldwide revenues at HarperCollins have grown by $12m (£9.13m) to $401m (£305.24m) for the first quarter of 2017, with digital sales increasing 6% due to growth in audiobook sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales in the period for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade group rose 11.7%, over the comparable period in 2016. The publisher said the gain was thanks, in large part, to a jump in sales of both print and digital books. Sales in HMH's education segment fell by $6 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has reported a 34% rise in sales to $43.7bn (£33.41bn) for the three months ending September 30th, with the recent acquisition of Whole Foods Market contributing $1.3bn (£0.99bn) to that total. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Due to declining ebook sales and a major drop-off in mass market, sales of adult books and children's books were down in April. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The emergence of digital audiobooks are a “potent source” of long term growth, the chief executive of HarperCollins’ parent company News Corp Robert Thomson has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at Simon & Schuster grew 10% in the second quarter of 2017, hitting $206 million (£158m). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH attributed the improved financial performance to strong frontlist, ebook and backlist sales. The publisher touted, in particular, sales of 'The Handmaid's Tale,' in speaking to its solid backlist and ebook numbers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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