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Archives for March 2026
Sales Grow at BNED As Profits Drop in Q3
Barnes & Noble Education announced results for the third quarter ended January 31, with sales up 11.3 percent to $515.1 million due to increases in the company’s BNC First Day course material bundles and an increase in physical and virtual stores. Operating income fell 2.7 percent to $14.6 million. Net income was down 62.9 percent to $6.7 million, due to a restructuring gain and tax benefit in the comparable period. Adjusted EBITDA fell 4.6 percent to $23.6 million due to “timing differences in revenue recognition” that led to lower gross margins, plus costs of investigating previous accounting errors. Comparable store […]
Forthcoming: Jill Biden’s Memoir
Former First Lady Jill Biden‘s memoir VIEW FROM THE EAST WING will be published by Gallery on June 2, 2026. The publisher says, “For the first time, she reveals her experiences before, during, and after the unexpected ending to her husband’s bid for re-election. Throughout it all, she saw herself as an ordinary woman, living an extraordinary life.” Aimee Bell acquired world rights, sold by Deneen Howell at Williams & Connolly. Biden will narrate the audio book.
London Book Fair Opens to Talk of New S&S CEO, Middle East Pressures On Supply Chain and Costs
As you would expect, headlines fueled the party conversations the night before the opening of the London Book Fair, focused on the new ceo of Simon & Schuster and the war in the Middle East. The traditional Monday night WME and Harper parties buzzed with news of Greg Greeley’s appointment, with eyebrows raised over his background at Amazon and how long he will stay in the job until KKR exits their investment, already two-and-a-half years into their “base case” of five to seven years of ownership. Meanwhile, in the virtual world, people were obsessing over New York Magazine’s What Do […]
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Authors Sue Topps for Unpaid Royalties
Three authors represented by the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency are suing Topps for nonpayment of royalties. Topps sells collectibles and books, including those related to the BattleTech and Shadowrun game franchise, the IP of which Topps aquired in 2003, Writer Beware reports. “This case involves a publisher who has intentionally refused to pay its authors royalties or provide accountings required under the publisher’s contracts with the authors,” the complaint states. “The Topps Company, Inc. has instead strong-armed the authors and insisted that they give up their rights to future royalties so that Topps can change its business model.” Plaintiffs William […]