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*Fourth quarter revenues were $2.43 billion, compared to $2.67 billion in the prior year, reflecting the absence of the extra week in the prior year and the negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations *Net loss in the quarter was $(32) million, inclusive of $166 million related to higher non-cash write- downs and restructuring charges, compared to net income of $127 million in the prior year, which included a $149 million tax benefit *Fourth quarter Total Segment EBITDA was $341 million, compared to $315 million in the prior year *Digital revenues accounted for over 50% of total revenues for the full year, marking a key inflection point in the transformation of the Company

Net loss for the first quarter of 2020 was $(65.7) million or $(1.38) per diluted share compared to net income of $4.0 million or $0.08 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2019. First quarter 2020 results include non-cash pre-tax asset impairment charges of $10.3 million or $0.22 per diluted share. Net sales for the first quarter of 2020 were $134.3 million compared to $314.2 million for the first quarter of 2019. Net sales were impacted by the temporary store closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Omni sales for the first quarter increased 17 percent over last year. In April, omni sales were 47 percent higher than last year driven by fulfillment from closed stores where allowed. Gross profit for the first quarter of 2020 was a loss of $(10.0) million or (7.5) percent of sales compared to $87.5 million or 27.8 percent of sales in the comparable period last year. The lower gross profit reflects deleverage of occupancy costs as a percentage of sales and higher markdowns.

Total revenues across all categories for July 2024 were up 18.1% as compared to July 2023, coming in at $1.3 billion. Year-to-date revenues were up 7.6%, at $7.6 billion for the first seven months of the year. In terms of physical paper format revenues during the month of July, in the Trade (Consumer Books) category, Hardback revenues were up 25.5%, coming in at $221.4 million; Paperbacks were up 17.9%, with $271.4 million in revenue; Mass Market was down 14.0% to $11.2 million; and Special Bindings were up 13.8%, with $19.4 million in revenue.