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Simon & Schuster


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1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
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Earnings
Charting Publishers’ Performance: 2006 – 2013

Now Tied with HBG As The Third-Largest Trade Publisher? 

Q3: Simon & Schuster Maintains Strong Profits, Even On Weak Third Quarter Sales
Q2: Sales and Profits “Stronger Than Originally Projected”
Q1: Simon & Schuster Grows Profits Even With Sales Down 11 Percent

2013: Finishes with Record Profits
Year-End Letter: Looks to Record Finish
Q3: Record Earnings
Q2: Profits Rebound As Sales Are Flat
Q1: Overcomes BN Issues with Rising Profits and Small Sales Drop

  • 2012: Finishes with Soft Sales But Growing Profits; Denies Sale Rumors
  • 2011: Registers Eighth Consecutive Profit Increase Even As Sales Wane
  • 2010: Profits on the Rebound
  • 2009: Finishes Down in 2009
  • 2008: Simon & Schuster Holds Steady in Fourth Quarter
  • 2006: Strong Finish
  • 2005: New Parent CBS Reports Results

Estimated Results: 2002 – 2007
[Prior to 2005, Simon & Schuster was reported as part of a larger division within Viacom; specifics were not available.]

 

Corporate

  • What Happens to CBS After Redstone?
  • Simon & Schuster and Amazon Agree to Multi-Year Renewal, With Agency Restored
  • Editorial Layoffs at Atria
  • What Les Moonves Actually Said About Negotiations (Over Terms) With Amazon
  • AAP Chair Reidy Calls for “Concerted Effort” to Speak Out On Publishing’s Value

2013

  • Moonves: “I love Simon & Schuster”
  • Reorganizes Manufacturing and Production Department
  • Creamer to Leave Touchstone as Moldow Takes Over As Publisher, and More
  • Moonves: “We have no intention of selling”
  • Simon & Schuster, Barnes & Noble Resolve Terms Dispute
  • “Difficult Negotiations” Persist Between S&S and B&N, Limiting Author Events, Too
  • BN’s Big Ask Is Back In the News
  • Ish No More; Bookish.com Is Live

 

Imprints

  • North Star Way Division Promises Expanded Suite of Services
  • Omnific Pairs with Gallery In Co-Publishing Deal
  • Adds New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Adult Trade Imprint, Simon451

2013

  • Derek Jeter’s Next Career? Publisher, with Simon & Schuster

 

Initiatives

  • Expands eBook Lending Program to All Libraries
  • Puts Backlist On Subscription Services
  • Off the Shelf, Devoted to Previously Published Books
  • 250 Words, A Consumer Site Devoted to Business Books
  • Expands Library eBook Pilot
  • Carolyn Reidy at Digital Book World
  • Offers eBooks to Schools
  • Initiates eBook Library Lending in NYC Pilot Program

 

Legal

  • Canada Settles eBook Pricing Investigation with Four Publishers

2013

  • As Expected, Apple Will Appeal eBook Verdict and Injunction — and So Will Simon & Schuster and Macmillan
  • In Court: Grandinetti and Reidy
  • Three Independent Bookstores File Class Action Suit Against Amazon and Big Six, Seeking Removal of eBook DRM

 

International

  • Two Top Simon & Schuster Canada Executives to be Replaced
  • S&S and Yilin Press Partner for Broader Availability of Mandarin-Language Titles
  • Expanding S&S Canada
  • S&S Canada Gets Permission to Publish Directly

 

 

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