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December 23, 2013By Michael Cader

Simon & Schuster Looks to Record Finish

December 23, 2013By Michael Cader

Simon & Schuster ceo Carolyn Reidy dispatched her end-of-year letter to employees on Friday afternoon, noting that “If sales through the end of December hold to our projections, I’m happy to report that we will deliver record profits, a healthy gain in revenues, and our best-ever margins.” The company finishes the year with the quick-to-market children’s bestseller WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY?, and Reidy celebrates successful titles and new initiatives from across the company. Among those achievements, “we significantly increased our publishing activity with the ‘indie’ authors, from trailblazers such as Jamie McGuire, Jennifer Probst, Colleen Hoover, and Abbie Glines […]

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