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HarperCollins Australia reports year-end profits 'ahead of expectations'
NewsCorp, parent company of HarperCollins Australia has reported an increase in its book publishing sector's operating income. HarperCollins globally reported full-year segment operating income of US$...
Lonely Planet moves into profit as digital grows
Lonely Planet has ‘moved from a loss of £(3.2)million [$A5.7 million] last year to a profit of £1.9million [A$3.4 million] ', according to the 2009/10 full-year financial report of p...
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...
Quote of the week
'I think the WBN is at risk of boring its readers, and Hachette in danger of pumping up its own tyres, as this has been widely reported before. Simply put, Hachette had a sensationally good year ...
McGraw-Hill global revenue drops, 'excellent year' locally
McGraw-Hill Companies, parent company of McGraw-Hill Australia, has reported a decline in revenue at McGraw-Hill Education of 9.5% for 2009. Revenue dropped to US$2.1 billion (A$2.4 billion) and opera...
Hachette first-half profits up 60%
Hachette Publishing pushed its earnings before interest up by 61.1% to €112m in its half year to end-June. Parent company Lagardère said the 'excellent performance' was 'all the more remar...
Random House figures down in first half
Random House has reported that profits are down for the first half of 2009. Profits fell 35.5%, to 20 million euros, and worldwide revenue declined 4.2%, to 734 million euros.
Lonely Planet results: overall profit down but digital revenues up
The travel market is ‘increasingly challenging', according to Lonely Planet owner BBC Worldwide, which has released its annual results. The results are for the 2008/2009 full year, compared to t...
'Terrific result' for Penguin
Penguin has achieved a strong set of results, with profits up 26% to £93 million (A$206 million) and sales up seven percent to £903 million (A$1996 million). The figures, representing a ma...
'Stand-out year' for Harlequin
Despites losses suffered by parent company Torstar, Harlequin has recorded a strong fourth quarter worldwide, with sales of C$126 million (AU$154 million) up over 18 percent from a year ago, and EBITD...
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