Like some other trade publishers, Bonnier Books reported “a record year” for 2021. Sales rose over 13 percent to SEK 6.919 billion ($806 million), “mainly attributable to the publishing business,” which “achieved its most profitable year ever.” Total EBITA for Bonnier Books division was SEK 573 (392) million ($67 million), up 46 percent, “despite significant continued investments in BookBeat and losses from book stores.” They saw a “strong rise in sales of physical books, a trend driven by the children’s literature segment,” particularly in Germany, where the division “achieved its highest ever sales and profits for the second year in […]
