In keeping with tradition, publishing ceos are thanking employees and celebrating the year’s accomplishments through year-end letters. Simon & Schuster ceo Carolyn Reidy writes that, “despite today’s challenging retail environment, with two weeks remaining in December we are well positioned to surpass last year’s financial performance, a tribute to the passion and effort put forth by all of you across the company and throughout the year.” Among 2015’s triumphs at the company, “We have created and perfected-in short order and at multiple imprints within the company-a successful business publishing digitally savvy YouTube personalities and entrepreneurs…. With each successive book throughout the […]