![]() ![]() I’ve been at the company for 13 years and that was on the radar when I joined,” Wright says. The year got off to a “hot start” with the launch of the publisher’s new H G Wells series, as the copyright protecting the renowned author’s work lapsed this year. With the price increase across the Classics range, this means that schools can get their key English texts for £1.85, which “represents far better value than any other editions on offer”, Wright says. The education market is very significant for the publisher, and Wordsworth Editions shows its support of schools with a 25% discount across all titles. Sales through Nielsen BookScan TCM in the UK declined 0.9% in 2016, to £1.37m. However, for only the second time in 16 years the press’ sales turnover exceeded £2.5m in the last financial year (to 31st May 2017) after growing by more than £250,000 year on year, according to the publisher. of £1 in 1992, the publisher has recently increased the price of its Wordsworth Classics range from £2 (the price the titles have retailed at since 2006) to £2.50, attributing it to rising paper prices and distribution costs as a result of the currency fluctuations caused by uncertainty surrounding Brexit. Known for its cheap classics, which launched with an r.r.p. Almost thirty years in and Hertfordshire-based publisher Wordsworth Editions still has the same mission as it did on its very first day: to be a small, family-run list that offers “great value classics” at “unbeatable prices”, says director Derek Wright. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |