Results Rise at Random Random House reported revenues for the first six months of the year of $995 million, up 9.5 percent from a year ago, and earnings almost three times higher at nearly $38 million. Bertelsmann’s statement emphasizes Random’s “especially strong sales and profits in the UK and Australia” and an “impressive increase in its operating results” in Germany, along with “an excellent start” for its joint ventures in Asia, “especially in Korea.” In a letter to employees, Random House CEO Peter Olson celebrates the “very good news to share about our excellent financial performance,” in which the company’s […]