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Indigo reports 'significant expense' for Kobo
Canada's leading bookselling chain Indigo has released full-year results, showing its earnings are up 14% but that it incurred 'significant expense' in setting up and launching the Kobo ebook platform...
Quercus profits up 4150% due to Larssen success
Profits at British independent publisher Quercus are up 4150%, and sale up 75%, largely due to the success of Stieg Larssen's 'Millennium' trilogy.
Canongate: sales steady but profits drop
UK independent publisher Canongate has seen its sales hold steady during 2009, but profits have fallen from £2.6 million to £1.9 million -- a fall of more than 25%.
US book sales fall in 2009
Full-year figures show that book sales in the US fell by 1.8% in 2009.
Random annual results: 'substantial growth' in Australia
Random House has released its annual results, and while globally the company was flat, the figures show ‘substantial growth' in Australia. Random House Australia (RHA) MD Margie Seale told ...
A 'record year' for Pearson and Penguin in Australia
Pearson has released preliminary full-year results for 2009, reporting a 45% increase in net profits. Pearson's Australian businesses, Penguin Group (Australia) and Pearson Australia, both had a &lsqu...
S&S reports a successful year locally; 'a difficult year' worldwide
The 2009 financial year was Simon & Schuster's most successful in Australia and New Zealand since the phenomenal success of The Secret in 2007, according to managing director Lou Johnson. ‘W...
A 'blockbuster year' for Amazon with 'millions' of Kindles sold
Amazon has reported its full-year results for 2009, calling it a 'blockbuster year', with net income up 40%. CEO Jeff Bezos says that 'millions of people now own Kindles' and that where Kindle edition...
'Record results' for Canongate
Canongate Books has announced "record results" for 2008, driven by Barack Obama and backlists. Canongate's operating profit is up some 965% to £2.6m, while turnover rose from £8...
Quercus: revenue up, but still running at a loss
UK-based independent publisher Quercus has released annual figures showing that its revenue is up, but it is still running at a loss.
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