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Igloo to focus on expansion after year of growth

Publication Date: Mon, 20/08/2012 - 07:57

Igloo Books is looking to extend its list and digital strategy after its year-end results show the indie publisher has effectively "doubled in size" over the last two years.

The company achieved sales of £19.8million for the year to end of March 2012, up by £3 million from 2011. Profit for the company...

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Recession fails to bite children's market

Publication Date: Mon, 23/01/2012 - 08:15

Children's publishing emerged relatively unscathed from a recessionary 2011, with 13 of the top 20 companies seeing growth—including Penguin Group, Usborne, Scholastic, Bonnier and Igloo Books.

According to Nielsen BookScan, the children's sector was slightly down overall (–0.7%) with total sales of £318m (...

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