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| Founded | 26 September 1986 |
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| Founder | Nigel Newton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Key people | Jeremy Wilson (Chairman) Nigel Newton (Chief Executive) |
| Imprints | A & C Black, Berg |
| Revenue | £100 million |
| Official website | Bloomsbury |
Bloomsbury Publishing plc (LSE: BMY) is an independent, worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction with its headquarters in the London Borough of Camden, and publishing offices in London, New York and Sydney. It is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index. The company's growth over the past decade is primarily attributable to the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. Bloomsbury was named Publisher of the Year in 1999 and 2000 by the British book industry. It published The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson, which won the 2010 Man Booker Prize.
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History [edit]
The company was founded in 1986 by Nigel Newton, who had previously been employed by other publishing companies. It was floated as a public registered company in 1995, raising £5.5million, which was used to fund expansion of the company into paperback and children's books. A rights issue of shares in 1998 raised a further £6.1m, which was used to expand the company, in particular to found a U.S. branch. Bloomsbury USA was established in 1998, Bloomsbury USA Books for Young Readers in 2002, and in 2005, Bloomsbury acquired Walker & Co, a small company dedicated to publishing nonfiction.[1] In 2000 Bloomsbury acquired A&C Black Plc, and in 2002 acquired Whitaker's Almanack. In 2007, Bloomsbury published Bloomsbury 21, a reprint series of 21 of its most popular books to celebrate its 21st anniversary. In 2008, Bloomsbury opened a branch in Doha, Qatar, under joint-partnership with Qatar Foundation. The new publishing house, called Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, will work mainly with English and Arabic literature and with translations from English into Arabic and vice versa.
Since September 2008, Bloomsbury collaborate with Waterstones to distribute e-books of their licenses. The Harry Potter novels are not included in the line-up.[2]
Corporate affairs [edit]
Bloomsbury's head office is located in Bedford Square in the London Borough of Camden. Its USA Adult, Children's, and Trade office is located in the Flatiron Building in Manhattan, New York City. Its USA Academic, Education, and Special Interest division is in Lower Manhattan. Its Australia office is in the Sydney CBD. Its New Delhi office is in the Vishrut Building (Building No. 3) in the DDA Complex in Vasant Kunj.[3]
Divisions [edit]
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- A & C Black (reference)
- Absolute Press
- Adlard Coles Nautical
- Arden Shakespeare
- Andrew Brodie Publications
- Featherstone
- Christopher Helm Publishers
- Methuen Drama
- T. & A. D. Poyser
- Reeds Almanac
- John Wisden & Co.
- Berg
- Fairchild Books
- Bloomsbury (trade)
- Bloomsbury Verlag
- Bloomsbury USA
- Walker & Company
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Bristol Classical Press
- Bloomsbury Professional
- Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (managed)
Books published [edit]
- The Harry Potter series
- The Kite Runner
- Storms of My Grandchildren
- The Year of the Flood
- The Toy Collector
- Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrells
- the 33⅓ series
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.bloomsburyusa.com/about
- ^ http://www.thebookseller.com/news/119581-rowling-opens-door-to-digital-harry-potter-books.html
- ^ "Contact Us." Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved on 13 October 2012. "50 Bedford Square London WC1B 3DP"
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