Shares in Bloomsbury Publishing rose by 12.3 per cent, or 38p, to 347p after it reported a pre-tax profit that was nearly a third higher than in the year before. SponsoredBloomsbury, established in 1986, is the owner of imprints that cater to the general and academic markets. The independent publisher has offices in London and Oxford as well as New York, New Delhi and Sydney. It is valued at £270 million and makes about two thirds of its money outside the UK. Bloomsbury has benefited from booming demand for books during the pandemic but its upbeat

Source: The Times June 02, 2021 16:03 UTC