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Bertelsmann announced full year results for 2024, with sales at Penguin Random House hitting a new record of €4.917 billion, up 8.5 percent from €4.532 billion. Revenues rose “primarily due to higher sales prices, a broad range of titles across all genres and growth in audiobook sales,” with “positive business performance, especially in the United States,” also driven by the continuing “expansion of its portfolio” (acquisitions). Operating EBITDA grew as well, to €739 million, up from €664 million in 2023, when profits had been flat. The “earnings growth [was] due to both revenue and savings achieved largely through the reorganization …
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Steph Curry's SHOT READY, a “personal reflection” on his life on and off the court, as well as "a celebration of the work that happens in the shadows, the creativity that fuels every move, and the mindfulness that keeps me grounded," including over 100 photographs, to One World, for publication on September 9, 2025, in a three-book deal, published in partnership with Unanimous Media.
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