Bloomsbury Publishing Share Discussion Threads

[zoolook] 21/5/2013 12:04

Reviewed by Paul Scott here:

[michaelsadvfn] 21/5/2013 08:45

The Churchill Centre has acquired access to the Churchill Archive from Bloomsbury for every secondary school in the USA, UK and Canada in a ground breaking initiative....

Think Churchill Archive, think Publishing Technology PLC.

[elmfield] 21/5/2013 08:33

Can do better, got to keep them on the path.

[wjccghcc] 21/5/2013 08:26

Good results IMHO. Added a bunch first thing.

Compare them to ETO (where they're kind of in the same business of investing in content and then distributing it). BMY generate masses of free cash whereas ETO is about breakeven on a cash basis. I know which I prefer.

[c1d] 21/5/2013 08:23

Results look good to me too. Had also hoped for a dip or at least no rise at opening to top up with a few more but no luck!

[spob] 21/5/2013 08:16

aye

was hoping for a dip on the open to buy more

[fozzie] 21/5/2013 08:10

Look very good to me, phew!

[blondeamon] 20/5/2013 22:57

Why did it fall today? Anyone seen any preview for tomorrow?

[elmfield] 20/5/2013 19:56

I am nervous about tomorrow,
Fingers crossed, up early!

[tara7] 15/5/2013 07:14

Methuen Drama ‏@MethuenDrama 22h
Waking up to the news that we won @thebookseller Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year at #bia13 last night!

[k8 rhm] 10/5/2013 21:05

Results not far away now on the 21st. Trading in line with expectations but it will be interesting to note their views on Ebook revenue etc. Some encouraging news here will hopefully make the news (electronically of course!)

[rainmaker] 02/5/2013 13:24

Thanks Harry and good luck with your investing. Looking at the forecasts, the final dividend is reckoned to be 4.53p, a 5/6% increase.I'm glad you like my Value Share forum. I'm a bit quiet at the moment as I'm looking around for fresh ideas.

best wishes

[tara7] 02/5/2013 11:58

Newsflash: [PTO are sellbhalf of Bloomsbury.]

Todays Daily Express.

Online drama for Bloomsbury and Faber

BLOOMSBURY Publishing and rival Faber and Faber have joined forces to produce a new website featuring plays stretching from ancient Greece to the modern day.



Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

The companies have offered plays and shows to be viewed online


The technology will allow users access to part books, allowing them to study a given character, and note-taking tools.

Called Drama Online it is aimed at students and lecturers and is intended to help university libraries overcome limited budgets.

Users will be able to access hundreds of plays and reference works at the click of a mouse.

Four years in the planning, it includes works from Bloomsbury's stable including Arden Shakespeare and Methuen Drama and Faber catalogues.

More than 500 titles are already available and that is set to double this year. Among the writers whose work will be on the site are Tom Stoppard, Alan Bennett, Harold Pinter, Willy Russell and David Hare. As well as the plays the collection includes academic works for use on drama, theatre and literature courses.

The technology will allow users access to part books, allowing them to study a given character, and note-taking tools.

Tom Kuhn at Oxford University said it would "open up whole new paths of enquiry for scholars, students and theatre practitioners". ing this on

[harry tp] 01/5/2013 16:26

rainmaker

Yes i think you may be right with your forecast on bloomsbury,i think it could be a solid move for me with a combination of share price growth and reasonable dividends.Once i free up some funds from elsewhere i will be coming aboard.

Ps - well done on your "value forum" also,a darn good read !

Harry

[rainmaker] 01/5/2013 16:23

there's a free 7 day trial as well.

regards

[rainmaker] 01/5/2013 16:22

I've got to add that I believe www.sharelockholmes.com is a much better source for Company date with some 43 financial ratios for each Company, a 10 year trading history and IMHO the best stock screener around all for just £5.95 per month.

regards

[rainmaker] 01/5/2013 16:16

Thanks Harry, good luck with everything. IMHO BMY should be a superb buy at current(historically)low levels and if you decide to buy, I think you will definitely see good returns in the coming months.

regards

[harry tp] 01/5/2013 16:00

rainmaker

Thanks very much for the reply and guidance,i have found the fundamental tab now and can see the dates etc.I might be a new shareholder soon when i have moved a few things around so will be a new face to your forum :-)

[rainmaker] 01/5/2013 15:47

Harry- I hope that all makes sense. If you need any further assistance just post another message.

regards

[rainmaker] 01/5/2013 15:35

Hi Harry, go to epic stock code in the title header of this thread, left hand click and a new page will appear then left hand click on "click for fundamentals"(on the right hand side) and scroll down and a list of all interim and final dividend dates will appear with the ex dividend, record dates etc
Last year they paid a 4.31p final dividend on 29/8/12, the previous years were 3.91p,3.65p,3.47p etc.Brokers are forecasting an increase this year.

regards

[harry tp] 01/5/2013 14:10

rainmaker or tara

Very good thread here,am interested in BMY and wondered if you knew what the ex - dividend date is for this year and the actual amount they will pay ? or are they yet to announce it ?

Thanks in advance for any help

Harry

[tara7] 01/5/2013 11:14

PTO: sells this on behalf of Bloomsbury.!!

Bloomsbury and Faber's Drama Online, launched today (1st May) in beta, includes a partnership with the Victoria & Albert Museum to illustrate the publishers' collection of hundreds of plays.

The new website, collects the drama lists from Methuen Drama, Arden Shakespeare and Faber, including more than 500 playscripts from Aeschylus to David Hare, as well as the first ever online editions of Bertolt Brecht's works.

The site is aimed at students, researchers and higher education institutions, and combines the texts with in-depth critical support providing context for the drama.

The Drama Online site has also partnered with the V&A Museum to use hundreds of production images from its theatre photo archive.

Drama Online was first conceived four years ago, and combines works from Methuen Drama, Arden Shakespeare and Faber lists. The site contains interactive features such as character grids showing the relative size of roles and and an interface that allows users to search for content across works.

[c1d] 01/5/2013 11:12

Link to BBC article on (British) Publishers Association figures on 2012 physical and ebook spending. Interesting that while digital spend was up 66% spending on physical books was only down 1% with overall spend up 4% at £3.3bn.