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Q2 Publishing Sales Rose 27.6% at IDW

Sales in IDW Media's publishing division, which includes the graphic novel imprints IDW and Top…

HC's Murray Sees Higher Sales, More Consolidation Ahead

In a recent presentation, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said he sees no signs of consumer book…

Wiley Ends Fiscal 2021 on High Note

Helped by a strong performance in the fourth quarter ended April 30, 2021, revenue at John Wiley…

Bloomsbury Has Double-Digit Gains in Fiscal '21; Buys Head of Zeus

Helped by a 27% increase in sales in North America, revenues at Bloomsbury rose 14% in the fiscal…

Publishing Sales Rose 22% in Q1

With sales in all categories posting double-digit increases, sales for the 1,358 publishers that…

HarperCollins Profits Soared in Q1

Big gains in digital and backlist sales combined to drive up profits at HarperCollins by 45% in the…

Big Trade Publishers Have a Good Start to 2021

First quarter financial reports from five major trade publishers showed the sales momentum that…

Without Trade Unit, Q1 Results Stabilized at HMH

First quarter sales at learning technology company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt fell 3.7% compared to…

S&S Gets Solid Start to 2021

Sales and profits rose in the first quarter of 2021 over the comparable period in 2020 at Simon &…

Another Quarter, Another Sales Record for Amazon

First quarter revenue at Amazon soared 44%, and profits doubled. Online store sales jumped 44%, to $…

Writers Orgs Form #DisneyMustPay Joint Task Force

Led by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, several professional writers'…

Publishing Industry Sales Up 16% Through February

Higher sales of print and digital books and a decline in returns contributed to a solid net sales…

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Featured Resources

A Book Business special release

In our ongoing quest to bring you the very best strategic and practical information for growing…

BEA Recovery: A Video Look Back at Book Expo America 2012

Our man-on-the-street Jim Sturdivant captured some of the flavor of Book Expo America on video,…

Featured Video: Voices From BookExpo America 2011

Book Business magazine checked in with a number of book industry people at BookExpo this year…

A Video Note from Book Business Editorial Director Noelle Skodzinski

Book Business invites you to submit your biggest challenges or success stories regarding digital…

This Week's Featured Video: Highlights from the 2010 Publishing Business Conference & Expo

Check out the video highlights from the 2010 Publishing Business Conference & Expo, featuring…

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