Weldon 'positive' after PRH chart success

Penguin Random House UK chief executive Tom Weldon has highlighted the "breadth and range" of its publishing, after the group saw its market share of the Christmas bestsellers reach new heights. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Children's to explore 'bold women' from black history

Penguin Random House Children’s has acquired Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by debut author and illustrator Vashti Harrison as part of a two book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aster harnesses positive thinking with The PMA Method

Aster has acquired The PMA Method by Faisal Abdalla, a Nike master trainer and Ellie Goulding's personal trainer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pullman dusts off second week in the charts top spot

Philip Pullman’s La Belle Sauvage (PRH/David Fickling) has pulled off a second week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 45,015 copies for £546,248. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cats, comics, a dash of David Bowie are this Portland personal finance entrepreneur's Kickstarter success

If the idea of sitting through a personal finance course or reading personal finance book makes your eyes glaze over, then Lillian Karabaic may have a solution for you. It involves cats. It involves indie comic book illustrators. It involves Ziggy Starbudget (her David Bowie-themed alter... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New BookMap Initiative: Trying To Chart the World Publishing Industry

Looking to attract stakeholders to join the effort with money and board membership, BookMap, an effort to size up world publishing, is launched. The post New BookMap Initiative: Trying To Chart the World Publishing Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson raises profit forecast, PRH sales down 'slightly'

Pearson is expecting its full-year operating profit to come in at the top half of its forecast range, it revealed while giving its third quarter trading update.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publicist Fiona Murphy becomes editorial director of PRH Ireland

Fiona Murphy, currently publicity director at Penguin Random House Ireland, is joining Transworld/Doubleday Ireland from 1st January in the role of editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Nine-Month Sales 'Down Slightly,' Pearson Says

Pearson attributed the small sales decline to what are now familiar trends--stable sales of print and audio offset by modest declines in ebook sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH UK leads FutureBook Awards pack

More than 40 people, platforms and products have been shortlisted for this year’s coveted FutureBook Awards, with the winners to be announced at the FutureBook Conference on 1st December. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six-figure Flatshare for PRH editor O’Leary

Quercus has pre-empted The Flatshare, a début novel by Penguin Random House Children’s editor Beth O’Leary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Origin' bursts into the charts with 100,000 copies sold

Dan Brown’s Origin (Bantam) has cracked the code to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 100,095 copies for £1m according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: A Column of Fire sears way into chart

Ken Follett’s A Column of Fire has seared into the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one spot, as a flurry of Christmas-gift hardbacks hammered into the chart’s upper echelons. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson completes sale of 22% stake in PRH to Bertelsmann

Pearson has completed the sale of a 22% stake in Penguin Random House (PRH) to its co-shareholder Bertelsmann. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Opens 2-Day Rapid Shipping Program

Now in its sixth year, PRH's popular rapid replenishment program allows retailers to have weekday orders shipped the following business day for arrival at booksellers’ doors within two days. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH staff offered new union agreement after months of negotiations

Penguin Random House UK has proposed a new collective agreement to London employees with the endorsement of Unite and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) following 10 months of negotiations. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Enterprises to close, director Jo Edwards to leave

Penguin Random House Enterprises is closing, after PRH admitted it has been unable to turn the unit into a commercially sustainable business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH marks 50 years of publishing 'magical' Quentin Blake

Penguin Random House has celebrated 50 years of publishing Quentin Blake with an event which the illustrator described as the “most rewarding experience” of his life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH bags 'empowering' businesswomen's book in seven-way auction

Penguin Random House has acquired an "empowering" book for businesswomen called How Women Rise by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith in a seven-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH hosts 50 aspiring writers

Penguin Random House hosted 50 aspiring authors at its offices on the Strand for a free day of advice and talks about how to get published. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High 5: Jamie tops the chart again

Jamie Oliver has continued his blistering return to form, shifting 52,211 copies of 5 Ingredients: Quick and Easy Food (Michael Joseph) last week through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market to take the Official UK number one by almost 40,000 units.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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