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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: China Publishing Group Corporation
China Publishing Group Corporation was founded in 2002 and is one of the largest holding structures in Chinese publishing.
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Cornelsen
The German Franz Cornelsen Bildungsgruppe (Franz Cornelsen Education Group) creates and distributes learning services and educational materials for a market spanning from pre-school education to vocational training.
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: China Education
In December 2010, China Education Publishing & Media Group (China Education) was formed as a strategic merger to reshape educational publishing.
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The World's 60 Largest Book Publishers, 2013
Despite concerns about consolidation among publishing houses, sales of the top 10 companies accounted for 55% of revenue of the 50 publishers that are on the list for both 2012 and 2011, down from 57% in 2011.
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press publishes 45,000 peer-reviewed academic research and professional-development titles, 300 research journals, school-level education, English-language teaching aids, and bibles under three main publishing groups: Academic, Cambridge English, and Education. The Press has over 50 offices around the world.
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Cengage
Cengage Learning is present in six educational markets: academic, career, school, research, professional, and international.
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Bungei Shunjū Ltd.
Bungei Shunjū Ltd. was established in 1923 by the best selling writer Kan Kikuchi.
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Bonnier
The Bonnier Group is a family-owned international media group based in Sweden.
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann is an international media company with divisions in broadcasting (RTL Group), print and digital trade publishing (Random House), magazine publishing (Gruner + Jahr), outsourcing services (Arvato), and printing (Be Printers).
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: AST
AST was established in 1990 by Alexei Gertsev, Sergei Derevianko and Tatiana Derevianko as "Creative Cooperative Association AST" (Russian: Творческое кооперативное объединение, or АСТ).
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Groupe Albin Michel
Albin Michel is one of France’s foremost literary and educational publishers.
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Abril Educacao S/A
As one of Latin America’s major communication groups, Grupo Abril provides information, education and entertainment to most public segments and integrates with many forms of media.
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Sales, Earnings Dropped at Scholastic in Fiscal '13
With sales of The Hunger Games trilogy down significantly, Scholastic reported that total revenue for the fiscal year ended May 31 fell 19.4%, to $1.79 billion and net income dropped to $31.1 million from $102.4 million in fiscal 2012.
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E-books Drive 3% Quarterly Gain in Adult Trade Sales
Sales of adult e-books rose 13.6% in the first quarter of 2013 helping to offset sluggish sales of print books in the period, resulting in a 3.3% increase in adult trade sales at companies that report to AAP’s StatShot program.
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Bloomsbury Sales Rose 19%
Bloomsbury announced this morning that revenue for the first quarter ended May 31 rose 19%, in line with management expectations.
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Industry Stocks Rose 12.8% in First Six Months of 2013
The Publishers Weekly Stock Index rose 12.8% in the first six months of 2013, just slightly below the 13.8% increase posted by the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the January-to-June period.
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Trade Book Exports Rose 7%
Exports of trade books rose 7.2% in 2012 to $833.4 million, according to figures released this morning by the AAP. The figures, drawn from BookStats, shows that exports of e-books rose 63% in the year, while print book exports increased 1.3%.
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In Eventful Year, Wiley Sales, Earnings Fell
John Wiley reported a 1% drop in revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, to $1.76 billion, while operating income fell $144.2 million from $212.7 million in fiscal 2012.
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Adults Up, Kids Down in January
Adult trade sales rose 8.4% in January compared to January 2012, but sales in the children’s/young adult category fell 23.5%, according to figures released this morning by the AAP in its BookStats program.
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Sales, Earnings Dipped at EDC in Fiscal 2013
Total sales at Educational Development Corp. for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2013 fell 3%, to $25.5 million, while net earnings dropped 43%, to $802,900.
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