Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing on track to meet full year guidance
Peel Hunt expects “superior returns" from the firm’s investment in digital capacity
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. The company has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney.
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