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Bloomsbury Publishing is an independent publishing group with consumer, academic and professional operations. Its portfolio includes major fiction franchises, children's publishing, specialist non-fiction and a growing academic and digital-content business.
Book publishing, rights licensing, academic and professional publishing, digital reference products, distribution and exploitation of major author and franchise backlists including Harry Potter and Sarah J. Maas titles.
The UK and United States are major markets, with growing academic and consumer sales internationally. Asia is an increasing focus through Bloomsbury Singapore and digital academic distribution.
Major new titles, backlist sales, author franchises, academic subscriptions and digital products, rights and licensing income, acquisitions, international expansion and successful integration of acquired publishing businesses.
Dependence on bestselling authors and titles, changing reading habits, acquisition integration, print and distribution costs, copyright and piracy issues, educational-budget pressure and disruption from artificial intelligence and digital platforms.
20 May 2026: full-year adjusted profit before tax rose 7% to £44.9m despite lower group revenue, helped by strong Academic & Professional growth. Bloomsbury also highlighted a strategic Google collaboration covering technology, AI-powered learning and publishing infrastructure.
Has an unbroken long-term record of dividend growth. FY2026 total dividend is 16.20p. The 12.12p final dividend went ex-dividend on 23 July 2026 and is payable on 21 August; the 4.08p interim was paid in November 2025.
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