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About this update from Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\n03 August 2007\n\n\n BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING Plc\n Announce the signing of a 7 year partnership for their Finance database with a\n major international financial organisation.\n\nBloomsbury Publishing Plc announces the signing today of a partnership contract\nfor their database Finance - The Ultimate Resource with a major international\nfinancial organisation in a 7 year contract. This project was announced in the\npreliminary statement of April 3rd 2007 and a further update was given in the\ncompany's AGM statement of June 28th. The profit impact of this contract will\narise in the years between 2008 and 2014. A joint announcement to be made\ntogether with Bloomsbury's new partner in this project will give more details\nabout the project and is planned to be made on September 10th.\n\nEnds\n\nEnquiries:\n\nBell Pottinger\nDan de Belder/ Algy Rowe\n0207 861 3232\n\nNote to Editors\n\nBloomsbury was founded 21 years ago by its chief executive Nigel Newton, based\non the principle of publishing books of excellence and originality for a wide\nmarket. The company undertook a full stock exchange listing in London in 1994\nand has since expanded its publishing categories and geographical reach. Today,\nBloomsbury has three divisions - adult, children's and reference - which span\nthe world's three largest book markets of the USA, Germany and the UK, where the\nCompany has established offices.\n\nBloomsbury has a strong reputation in developing new authors - Anthony Bourdain,\nDavid Guterson, Anne Michaels, J.K.Rowling, Will Self and Ben Schott - and in\npublishing established ones, including, Margaret Atwood, John Irving, Jay\nMcInerney, Michael Ondaatje, Donna Tartt, Joanna Trollope and Benjamin\nZephaniah. The company is well recognized for its ability to identify new\nauthors, and employing highly professional sales and marketing skills to publish\ntheir books to maximum effect. With a worldwide library of over 11,500 titles,\nBloomsbury also exploits a valuable backlist, publishing regular repeat authors.\nIt also develops major information databases for electronic and print\npublication.\n\nBloomsbury's books are increasingly linked to television and film tie-ins,\nincluding The English Patient, Snow Falling on Cedars, the first four Harry\nPotter titles (with the fifth film premiered on 3rd July) and ...