Hachette’s Quarter, Patterson’s Rights, Audible’s Results Lagardere presented their first quarterly results incorporating the acquisition of the former Time Warner Book Group, which contributed 98 million euros ($125 million dollars) for the fiscal second quarter. Total sales this period for the Hachette Livre group overall were 495 million euros, compared to 393 million euros a year ago — up about 4 million euros beyond TWBG. Though slight, that’s an improvement over the first quarter decline in the book division. By the company’s currency-adjusted calculations, they are up 2 percent for the first six month on a like-for-like basis. In straight […]
