Bloomsbury Publishing Share Discussion Threads

[philanderer] 28/9/2012 22:22

As far as I can make out there will not be any more HP books. What I didn`t realise was this e-book situation....


...As the creator of Harry Potter, Rowling has been very careful over the years to not give away the rights to her creation too easily. You won't find e-book editions of any of the Harry Potter books in the Kindle store (though they're widely available on filesharing networks), because Rowling has long held onto the rights.

Bloomsbury/Scholastic

The launch of an e-book store that shuts out Bloomsbury and Scholastic, Rowling's UK and US publishers respectively, might initially seem like bad news for the publishers.

But in actuality, it's not that bad. Bloomsbury and Scholastic, despite not owning the rights to the e-books, have been given a share of e-book sales on Pottermore, and the site will also link out to the publisher websites. Non-English versions of the e-books will use the translations done by the publishers.

More importantly, though, any promotion of the Harry Potter universe is likely to increase sales of the books themselves. People are still likely to buy the original, paper-bound stories, and when they do, Bloomsbury and Scholastic profit.

[philanderer] 28/9/2012 07:51

Morning smicker, I don`t know the answer to that one but I`ll try and check around later .

Funeral to attend first though :-S

[smicker] 27/9/2012 21:09

Thanks Philanderer,
Would you happen to know if future HP books would be published by Bloomsbury or would they be subject to a separate agreement

[elmfield] 27/9/2012 17:28

Yes, they probably had first read! Lol!

[philanderer] 27/9/2012 15:59

Slightly better volume today , almost 100k traded

[philanderer] 27/9/2012 08:10

Morning smicker.... Casual Vacancy is published by Little, Brown Book Group

[smicker] 27/9/2012 08:05

Am i correct in saying that Bloomsbury are not the publishers of her latest novel?

[philanderer] 26/9/2012 12:40

Investec reiterating their 'buy' today with a 183p target

[rainmaker] 26/9/2012 11:12

Thanks Mymini, lovely. HP sold 450mln copies, how many different ways and in how many different formats are they going to sell the same book?, not complaining though.We will know the winner of the Mann Booker prize in approx 3 weeks-it's going to be announced on either 16 or 18 October depending on whichever site is correct. If it wins and it's favourite to do so, then there will be huge sales. The 2010 winner, The Finkler Question published by Bloomsbury,sold over a million copies in the US alone as at November 2011.

regards

[mymini] 26/9/2012 10:44

just been reading this article on the bbc website about JK Rowling saying she may well go back and do a "director's cut" version of two HP books.

[rainmaker] 26/9/2012 09:05

I know P and another one due in December probably for 1p-assuming a 10% rise.

regards

[philanderer] 26/9/2012 08:08

Morning RM , just back from my break - nice bonus to see the dividend paid in yesterday :-)

[rainmaker] 25/9/2012 12:13

Hi P, here to keep you company. A bit more interest today and shares look good for a rise from current levels.

regards

[philanderer] 24/9/2012 15:57

not much interest today, just 17k traded

[philanderer] 24/9/2012 07:22

The best recent reissues: September 23
Foxes, wolves, and heavenly trousers: the best recent reissues


7:00AM BST 24 Sep 2012

Arthur Miller would have been exempted from appearing before the House Un-American Activities Committee if he had allowed his fiancée Marilyn Monroe to pose for photos with the chairman. As this anecdote reminds us, few 20th-century writers had more extraordinary public and private lives than Miller, who recalled it all in his autobiography Timebends (Bloomsbury, £12.99) with remarkable frankness and nobility.

[philanderer] 22/9/2012 18:45

Didn`t know about this....

About BQFP

Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) is owned by Qatar Foundation and managed by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in London. BQFP is based in Doha, Qatar, and has three main aims:


•Publishing: To publish books of excellence and originality to the highest editorial, design and production standards, in Arabic and in English. The list will range from board books for babies books via fiction and non-fiction for adults and children, information and reference, to academic monographs.

•Reading and Writing Development: to encourage the lifelong literacy in Qatar and the Arab World.

•Knowledge Transfer of publishing and related skills to Qatar and the Gulf region via training and other initiatives.

For more information on BQFP's activities please refer to our website:

[philanderer] 22/9/2012 15:54

Bloomsbury Press..

Prof. William Silber's book, "Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence," is on FT Goldman award shortlist

[philanderer] 22/9/2012 15:25

Independent newspaper:

'Bloomsbury is India bound'




Irish Times:

Cookbook of the week: 'Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook of Sorts', by Russell Norman, published by Bloomsbury (£25)

[philanderer] 21/9/2012 16:06

Evening all, has anyone got the details on that 138p trade late on today ?

[philanderer] 20/9/2012 14:58

Bloomsbury Publishing has appointed Phil Earle to the newly created role of children's sales director. He joins from Simon & Schuster.

[shauney2] 18/9/2012 06:43

Digital fiction book sales soar, Publishers Association



Sales of digital children's books were up 171%, while non-fiction titles increased by 128%.


"The total value of sales of all books - digital and non-digital - were up by 6.1% for the January-June period.

This generated revenue of £1.1bn for the first half of the year, the Publishers Association (PA) said.

[philanderer] 17/9/2012 15:33

that`s a big fella :-)

Bloomsbury to publish £600 opus on African mammals..

[philanderer] 14/9/2012 15:21

Plenty of kindles and other e-readers being used on the beach today by all nationalities - we`ve got good exposure here for sure.

I see the bid`s just nudged up.