This article is about the contemporary publishing company. For the historic literary group, see Bloomsbury Group.
Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. Bloomsbury's head office is located in Bloomsbury, an area of the London Borough of Camden. It has a US publishing office located in New York City, an India publishing office in New Delhi, an Australian sales office in Sydney CBD, and other publishing offices in the UK, including in Oxford. It is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.
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 1994, raising £5.5 million, which was used to fund expansion of the company into paperback and children's books. A rights issue of shares in 1998 further raised £6.1 million, which was used to expand the company, in particular to found a U.S. branch. In 1998, Bloomsbury USA was established. Bloomsbury USA Books for Young Readers was established in 2002, and in 2005, Bloomsbury acquired Walker & Co, a small company dedicated to publishing nonfiction.[3] The Walker brand was discontinued in 2015 and sold to Walker Publishing Company.[4][5]
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ), an open access and peer reviewed academic publisher, was created in December 2010 as a joint venture with Qatar Foundation. Journal research articles were published through BQFJ's website Qscience.com.[8] The company's partnership with Qatar Foundation ended in December 2015 and all of Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing works were incorporated in Qatari-owned HBKU Press. At the time of BQFP's dissolution it had published over 200 books. BQFJ's works were also incorporated in HBKU Press.[9]
In 2012, Bloomsbury established a publishing office in India.[10] In May 2023, an article in The Verge reported that the cover of the UK edition of House of Earth and Blood, published by Bloomsbury, uses an AI-generated image.[11]
In 2018, it was confirmed that much of the company's growth over the previous two decades was attributable to the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.[12]
Acquisitions and imprintsedit
Among the companies, book lists and imprints that Bloomsbury has acquired are:[13]
^. Bloomsbury Publishing. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
^Milliot, Jim (17 March 2014). "Bloomsbury Consolidates Children's Imprints; Easton Leaving". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^Rosen, Judith (10 August 2017). "Candlewick to Publish Walker Books in U.S." PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^Harding, Sue-Ann (2014). "'But we don't read, Professor!' Translation, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, and building a 'vibrant literary culture'". Perspectives: Studies in Translatology. 22 (4): Abstract. doi:10.1080/0907676X.2014.948891. S2CID 60553880.
^Flood, Alison; Ian Black (15 October 2008). "Publishers seek new talent in Arab world". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^""مؤسسة قطر" تطلق المنبر الإلكتروني QScience.com لنشر الدوريات" (in Arabic). Al Wasat News. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^Eyre, Charlotte (22 December 2015). "Qatar's QF and Bloomsbury end partnership". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^Weatherbed, Jess (15 May 2023). "Not even NYT bestsellers are safe from AI cover art". The verge.
^"JK Rowling's Harry Potter fuels Bloomsbury profit rise". 23 October 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^Neill, Graeme (1 September 2011). "Bloomsbury cooks up deal with Absolute Press". The Bookseller. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^Chandler, Mark; Wood, Heloise (2 June 2021). "Bloomsbury buys Head of Zeus in £8.5m deal". The Bookseller. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^Milliot, Jim (16 December 2021). "Bloomsbury Buys ABC-CLIO for $22.9Million". Publishers Weekly.
External linksedit
Bloomsbury Homepage
Bloomsbury Investor relations website
Bloomsbury Online Library 25 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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This article is about the contemporary publishing company For the historic literary group see Bloomsbury Group Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non fiction Bloomsbury s head office is located in Bloomsbury an area of the London Borough of Camden It has a US publishing office located in New York City an India publishing office in New Delhi an Australian sales office in Sydney CBD and other publishing offices in the UK including in Oxford It is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index Bloomsbury Publishing plcStatusActiveTraded asLSE BMY FTSE SmallCap componentFounded26 September 1986 37 years ago 1986 09 26 Country of originUnited KingdomHeadquarters locationLondon EnglandDistributionMacmillan Publishers Services UK US United Book Distributors Australia Key peopleSir Richard Lambert Non executive Chairman 1 Nigel Newton Chief Executive Publication typesBooks digital content products and online resources such as databasesImprintsBloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Methuen Drama New York City CompanyISINGB0033147751 FounderNigel Newton HeadquartersUnited Kingdom Revenue 264 1 million 2023 2 Operating income 25 6 million 2023 2 Net income 20 2 million 2023 2 Official websitebloomsbury wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Acquisitions and imprints 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe 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 1994 raising 5 5 million which was used to fund expansion of the company into paperback and children s books A rights issue of shares in 1998 further raised 6 1 million which was used to expand the company in particular to found a U S branch In 1998 Bloomsbury USA was established Bloomsbury USA Books for Young Readers was established in 2002 and in 2005 Bloomsbury acquired Walker amp Co a small company dedicated to publishing nonfiction 3 The Walker brand was discontinued in 2015 and sold to Walker Publishing Company 4 5 In December 2008 Bloomsbury opened a branch in Doha Qatar in a joint partnership with Qatar Foundation 6 The partnership created a publishing house Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing it worked mainly with English and Arabic literature 7 Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals BQFJ an open access and peer reviewed academic publisher was created in December 2010 as a joint venture with Qatar Foundation Journal research articles were published through BQFJ s website Qscience com 8 The company s partnership with Qatar Foundation ended in December 2015 and all of Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing works were incorporated in Qatari owned HBKU Press At the time of BQFP s dissolution it had published over 200 books BQFJ s works were also incorporated in HBKU Press 9 In 2012 Bloomsbury established a publishing office in India 10 In May 2023 an article in The Verge reported that the cover of the UK edition of House of Earth and Blood published by Bloomsbury uses an AI generated image 11 In 2018 it was confirmed that much of the company s growth over the previous two decades was attributable to the Harry Potter series by J K Rowling 12 Acquisitions and imprints editAmong the companies book lists and imprints that Bloomsbury has acquired are 13 Bloomsbury Academic 1986 A amp C Black 2000 Whitaker s Almanack 2002 T amp AD Poyser 2002 Thomas Reed Publications 2002 Peter Collin Publishing 2002 Andrew Brodie Publications 2003 Adlard Coles Nautical 2003 Walker Publishing Company 2004 Methuen Drama 2006 Berg Publishers 2008 John Wisden amp Co 2008 Arden Shakespeare 2008 Tottel Publishing 2009 Bristol Classical Press 2010 Continuum International Publishing Group 2011 Absolute Press 2011 14 Fairchild Books 2012 Applied Visual Arts Publishing 2012 Hart Publishing 2013 Osprey Publishing 2014 I B Tauris 2018 Oberon Books 2019 Zed Books 2020 Red Globe Press 2021 Head of Zeus 2021 15 ABC CLIO 2021 16 nbsp London portal nbsp Companies portal nbsp Books portal nbsp Children s literature portalSee also editList of largest UK book publishers Object LessonsReferences edit Bloomsbury Publishing Board Appointment London Stock Exchange 16 June 2017 Retrieved 3 July 2018 a b c Annual Report 2023 PDF Bloomsbury Publishing Retrieved 5 February 2024 About Us Bloomsbury Publishing Archived from the original on 31 January 2010 Retrieved 19 October 2016 Milliot Jim 17 March 2014 Bloomsbury Consolidates Children s Imprints Easton Leaving PublishersWeekly com Retrieved 2 November 2019 Rosen Judith 10 August 2017 Candlewick to Publish Walker Books in U S PublishersWeekly com Retrieved 2 November 2019 Harding Sue Ann 2014 But we don t read Professor Translation Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing and building a vibrant literary culture Perspectives Studies in Translatology 22 4 Abstract doi 10 1080 0907676X 2014 948891 S2CID 60553880 Flood Alison Ian Black 15 October 2008 Publishers seek new talent in Arab world The Guardian London Retrieved 18 February 2016 مؤسسة قطر تطلق المنبر الإلكتروني QScience com لنشر الدوريات in Arabic Al Wasat News 25 December 2010 Retrieved 18 February 2016 Eyre Charlotte 22 December 2015 Qatar s QF and Bloomsbury end partnership The Bookseller Retrieved 18 February 2016 Regulatory announcement Archived from the original on 24 July 2018 Retrieved 24 July 2018 Weatherbed Jess 15 May 2023 Not even NYT bestsellers are safe from AI cover art The verge JK Rowling s Harry Potter fuels Bloomsbury profit rise 23 October 2018 Retrieved 5 February 2024 Corporate history Corporate and Investor Relations Bloomsbury com Archived from the original on 22 July 2013 Retrieved 19 January 2015 Neill Graeme 1 September 2011 Bloomsbury cooks up deal with Absolute Press The Bookseller Retrieved 7 July 2018 Chandler Mark Wood Heloise 2 June 2021 Bloomsbury buys Head of Zeus in 8 5m deal The Bookseller Retrieved 10 November 2021 Milliot Jim 16 December 2021 Bloomsbury Buys ABC CLIO for 22 9Million Publishers Weekly External links editBloomsbury Homepage Bloomsbury Investor relations website Bloomsbury Online Library Archived 25 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bloomsbury Publishing amp oldid 1211252627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
