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    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
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      Bloomsbury: survival of publishers points to AI prophecy overkill

      Printed books continue to dominate sales over digital formats

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Bloomsbury sales hit record as readers opt for affordable entertainment

      Paperback purchases rise as cost-conscious people end subscription services such as Netflix, says publisher

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Bloomsbury raises profit forecasts as readers escape ‘too much reality’

      Publisher says demand for fantasy novels rising amid cost of living crisis and war in Ukraine

    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
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      Bloomsbury: ‘new adult’ readers will help sustain revival in book trade Premium content

      UK publisher reveals record annual sales and profits

    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
      Bloomsbury bets reading revival will survive cost of living crisis

      Harry Potter publisher reports record annual sales and profits

    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      Bloomsbury pushes up guidance for second time this year

      UK publisher mitigates paper supply chain problems and receives boost from bestselling fantasy novel

    • Wednesday, 26 January, 2022
      Bloomsbury lifts profit forecast as it moves beyond Harry Potter books

      Publisher says its digital academic business is swiftly catching up with consumer revenue

    • Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
      Bloomsbury boosted by surging orders as booksellers try to avoid shortages

      Publishing group has switched printing of some titles from US to the UK to manage supply chain pressures

    • Wednesday, 2 June, 2021
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      Bloomsbury: Harry Potter publisher delivers more magic Premium content

      Revenues of £185m and pre-tax profits of £19.2m in year to February both beat predictions

    • Wednesday, 2 June, 2021
      Bloomsbury says reading revival is not over despite end of lockdowns

      Publishing group raises profit guidance for third time this year

    • Wednesday, 2 June, 2021
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      Bloomsbury raises earnings forecasts after annual results beat expectations Premium content

      Plus, Credit Suisse prepares to sue SoftBank and Lex on Made.com’s IPO

    • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
      Bloomsbury raises profit guidance for second time this year

      Lockdown readers snap up new novels as well as Harry Potter titles

    • Friday, 29 January, 2021
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      Bloomsbury/books: tome lords Premium content

      Even without new tales about Harry Potter, the British publishing house is doing very nicely

    • Friday, 29 January, 2021
      Bloomsbury raises guidance as reading boom boosts sales

      Harry Potter publisher expects full-year revenue and profit to beat analysts’ estimates

    • Friday, 30 October, 2020
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    • Tuesday, 27 October, 2020
      Bloomsbury reports highest first-half profit since 2008

      Shares in Harry Potter publisher jump as consumers stuck at home drive online book sales

    • Tuesday, 21 July, 2020
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      Bloomsbury warns of risk from fall in foreign university students

      Publisher enjoys summer lockdown boost but says tougher times loom

    • Wednesday, 20 May, 2020
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      Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury warns on physical book sales

      Publisher says in a worst-case scenario sales of physical books could drop 65 per cent if lockdowns persist

    • Wednesday, 18 July, 2018
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    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2017
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      Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury posts 15% sales increase
    • Monday, 26 June, 2017
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      How JK Rowling built a $25bn business

      Harry Potter at 20: from word-of-mouth hit to cultural empire

    • Friday, 16 June, 2017
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      Bloomsbury appoints Richard Lambert as new chairman

      Harry Potter publisher brings in former CBI chief as it seeks digital opportunities

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      Richard Lambert appointed Bloomsbury chairman

      Former CBI head and FT editor joins the home of Harry Potter

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2017
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      Children’s authors pen a tale of record book sales

      Industry weathers digital disruption as big names renew appeal of printed works

    • Thursday, 27 October, 2016
      UK companies
      Bloomsbury sets sights beyond Harry Potter

      UK group targets shift into academic and professional publishing

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