Hachette fourth quarter revenue down 14.3% but digital sales rise

Hachette UK’s revenues declined 14.3% in the fourth quarter of 2017 after the company struggled to compete with the success last year of J K Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the restocking of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and a spike in sales of the Enid Blyton for Grown Ups series.