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Sorcery to sauces: Bloomsbury publishes Harry Potter and cookbooks When the nights are long, the weather unpredictable and social interaction hugely restricted, there are not many ways to have fun at the end of the working day. Many households have already painted the kitchen, binge-watched one too many television series and grown tired of online yoga. … Read more
Bloomsbury posts best first-half profits in 12 years after coronavirus crisis boosted online sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:36 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 00:47 GMT, 28 October 2020 Bloomsbury has posted its best first-half profits in 12 years after the coronavirus crisis boosted online sales of books and ebooks. … Read more
Harry Potter publisher boosted by lockdown readers: Bloomsbury magics up strong sales for fantasy fiction and digital books Harry Potter book sales helped Bloomsbury’s children’s division to jump by 27% In April, the company furloughed staff and cut its board members’ pay by 30% Britons read 2.7 hours more per week in early May than … Read more
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury warns book sales could plunge by as much as 65% By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has warned that book sales could plunge by as much as 65 per cent. Lockdown measures in many … Read more
Bloomsbury furloughs staff, slashes executive pay and raises emergency cash from investors as it tries to weather coronavirus crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 17 April 2020 Bloomsbury has furloughed staff, slashed executive pay and raised emergency cash from investors as it tries … Read more
Coronavirus pandemic could be magic for Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 19 March 2020 Reading and listening to audiobooks at home during the coronavirus pandemic could boost sales at Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury. The group believes books – both … Read more