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Bloomsbury is seeing robust demand for its fiction titles and newly-expanded academic books

Bloomsbury says annual trading will beat expectations

Britain's Bloomsbury Publishing said today its annual trading will beat market expectations, on the back of robust demand for its fiction titles and newly-expanded academic books.

Business • 20 Mar

Bloomsbury Publishing has agreed a new long-term supply deal with Amazon

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury in Amazon supply deal

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing has today renewed its supply agreement with Amazon after months of stalled discussions had jeopardised an essential distribution line for the publisher.

Business • 24 Jan

Bloomsbury said more readers are picking up more fantasy fiction novels by authors such as Sarah J Maas and JK Rowling

Bloomsbury upbeat on profits as 'Crescent City' a hit

Bloomsbury Publishing has today forecast annual profit and revenue "significantly ahead" of market expectations today, partly buoyed by robust sales of the latest fantasy title in the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas.

Business • 14 Feb 24

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing is seeing strong demand

Bloomsbury forecasts annual profit ahead of estimates

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing has today forecast annual profit and revenue ahead of market expectations, encouraged by readers picking up more fantasy fiction novels by authors such as Sarah J Maas and JK Rowling.

Business • 07 Dec 23

London-listed publisher Bloomsbury has today reported profit before tax and highlighted items of £17.7m for the six-month period ended August

Bloomsbury sees annual profit in line with market view

Bloomsbury Publishing has today forecast its full-year results to come in line with market expectations, after the Harry Potter publisher reported a higher first-half profit, buoyed by strong demand for its novels and academic resources.

Business • 26 Oct 23

Bloomsbury is best known for picking up JK Rowling's Harry Potter series in 1997 after its rejection by a dozen others

Bloomsbury casts upbeat forecast for full year profit

Bloomsbury Publishing has forecast that its full-year profit will be well ahead of expectations, encouraged by the robust demand for it fantasy novels and academic digital resources.

Business • 15 Mar 23

Bloomsbury is perhaps best known for picking up JK Rowling's Harry Potter series in 1997 after its rejection by a dozen others

Harry Potter publisher reports bumper annual profits

Bloomsbury Publishing has today reported a 40% jump in annual profit and raised its final dividend payout by about a quarter, buoyed by a reading boom which stayed even after the pandemic lockdowns.

Business • 15 Jun 22

The Harry Potter publisher said it expects its current-year results to be ahead of market estimates

Bloomsbury sets special dividend on Covid reading boost

Bloomsbury said today that a renewed love for reading during the pandemic was here to stay, as the Harry Potter publisher predicted continued strong earnings from higher sales of cookbooks and fantasy novels.

Business • 02 Jun 21

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing posts 10% rise in profits

Profits up 10% at Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing today reported its highest annual revenue since 2007, when the last of the seven-part original series written by JK Rowling was published.

Business • 22 May 18

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