Strong growth for Bloomsbury's adult division, as coronavirus buffets sales

April 2020 year‐to‐date revenue at Bloomsbury Publishing has fallen just 3%, the company has reported as part of its full-year results announcement, with print revenues at 87% of last year’s sales and academic digital revenues up by over 52% year on year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-19 21:51:31 UTC ]
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A Surprisingly Strong Year of Book Sales Continues

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UK National Newspaper Print Sales Plunge Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

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UK national newspaper print sales plunge amid coronavirus lockdown

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Instagram’s story: Fast growth, a $1 billion sale and Facebook’s broken pledge

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