Bertelsmann issued a preliminary report for the first quarter ended March 31, with sales up 3 percent to €4.5 billion. Organic growth was 2 percent. Penguin Random House is said to have helped drive the company’s performance, led by Mel Robbins’ The Let Them Theory, which sold more than 1.2 million copies globally. “The year has got off to a promising start,” Bertelsmann chair and ceo Thomas Rabe said in a release. “Thanks to its broad business and geographic positioning, Bertelsmann can look back on a good first quarter with continued revenue growth. The investments in our Boost strategy are […]
