Two years after leaving Penguin Press UK to serve as publisher of Profile Books, Helen Conford returns to PRH UK on March 29 to lead the literary fiction and nonfiction teams at the Cornerstone Publishing Group. She will be publisher of Hutchinson Heinemann, a merger of the separate William Heinemann, Hutchinson and Windmill imprints. Publishing…
Lagardere Publishing Has Modest Rise In Fourth Quarter
Lagardere reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on Thursday afternoon, with publishing sales of €700 million in the holiday quarter 2020, up 3.4 percent from €677 million a year ago. The performance was “led by positive sales trends in the United Kingdom and the post-lockdown catch-up effect in France in December.” For the full year, publishing…
AAP Trade Sales Rose 10.2 Percent in 2020
The AAP reported monthly Stat Shot sales for December and full-year 2020. December was another strong month, with sales of $739 million, up $65 million (9.6 percent) compared to a year ago — with all the gains and then some coming from adult books. Well over half of that gain came from adult hardcovers, which…
Simon & Schuster Finishes Best Sales Year
ViacomCBS reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings on Wednesday afternoon, with sales at Simon & Schuster hitting an all-time high of $901 million for the year, up almost 11 percent from $814 million a year ago. With S&S now classified as discontinued operations, due to the pending sale to Penguin Random House, the parent company…
HMH Trade 2020 Sales Up Due to Licensing Fees; No News on Potential Sale
HMH reported earnings for the recent quarter and full year, with fourth quarter sales of $204 million, down from $241 million, or 16 percent. The quarterly net loss was $(83) million, better than the $(125) million loss last year, including an impairment charge for goodwill of $17 million for the quarter (impairment totaled $279 million…
People, Etc.
At Grand Central, Wes Miller has been promoted to executive editor, and Seema Mahanian to senior editor, Rachael Kelly and Carmel Shaka each become assistant editor, and Kirsiah McNamara becomes assistant editor and digital & paperback coordinator. Albert Tang becomes vice president, creative director. Andy Dodds has been promoted to publicity director and Kamrun Nesa to senior publicist. Joseph…