News Corp. reported second quarter earnings after the close of the market Wednesday and the company has resumed disclosing nothing in particular about HarperCollins. The publisher said in a brief statement they “had a favorable second quarter.” (The previous quarter was called “solid”; a year ago, the second quarter was judged “challenging.”) In Wednesday’s investor call, president and coo Chase Carey actually mentioned the book publisher, saying HarperCollins “made progress this year.” eBook sales worldwide comprised 14 percent of sales–down slightly from 15 percent in the previous quarter. In a separate memo Harper UK, which always accentuates the positive, said […]
