03 August 2007

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc announce the signing of a 7 year partnership for their Finance database with a major international financial organisation.

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc announces the signing today of a partnership contract for their database Finance – The Ultimate Resource with a major international financial organisation in a 7 year contract. This project was announced in the preliminary statement of April 3rd 2007 and a further update was given in the company’s AGM statement of June 28th. The profit impact of this contract will arise in the years between 2008 and 2014.  A joint announcement to be made together with Bloomsbury's new partner in this project will give more details about the project and is planned to be made on September 10th.

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Note to Editors

Bloomsbury was founded 21 years ago by its chief executive Nigel Newton, based on the principle of publishing books of excellence and originality for a wide market. The company undertook a full stock exchange listing in London in 1994 and has since expanded its publishing categories and geographical reach. Today, Bloomsbury has three divisions – adult, children’s and reference – which span the world’s three largest book markets of the USA, Germany and the UK, where the Company has established offices.

Bloomsbury has a strong reputation in developing new authors – Anthony Bourdain, David Guterson, Anne Michaels, J.K.Rowling, Will Self and Ben Schott – and in publishing established ones, including, Margaret Atwood, John Irving, Jay McInerney, Michael Ondaatje, Donna Tartt, Joanna Trollope and Benjamin Zephaniah. The company is well recognized for its ability to identify new authors, and employing highly professional sales and marketing skills to publish their books to maximum effect. With a worldwide library of over 11,500 titles, Bloomsbury also exploits a valuable backlist, publishing regular repeat authors.  It also develops major information databases for electronic and print publication.
Bloomsbury’s books are increasingly linked to television and film tie-ins, including The English Patient, Snow Falling on Cedars, the first four Harry Potter titles (with the fifth film premiered on 3rd July) and on TV, David Dimbleby’s How We Built Britain, The Only Boy for Me by Gil McNeil, and the forthcoming The Wild Gourmets by Guy Grieve and Thomasina Miers.  Bloomsbury’s bestseller, The Kite Runner,will be released as a major film in the UK in 2008.
2007 bestsellers

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