Quarterly Report Cards: Harper Shows Improvement HarperCollins ended their streak of four straight quarterly profit declines in the fiscal third quarter, with operating income up $3 million to $29 million, on sales of $291 million, up six percent from a year ago. CEO Jane Friedman already foresees a strong finish to her fiscal year: “All my life I have wanted Christmas in the spring; at this moment, HarperCollins is having a second Christmas.” She cites the UK import THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS, which went out with 100,000 copies last week in the US and has already seen three reprints […]
