Bloomsbury sees higher profits thanks to reading 'ray of sunshine'
24/03/2021
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The Harry Potter publisher expects a jump in profits after books provided a "ray of sunshine during dark year".
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24/03/2021 13:20:07
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BBC take that good news article down immediately !! ;-)))
Good to hear. Even better to here they've paid back support too. Now we shall sit back and await the relentless stream of negativity.
These profits just show how much the public is over charged for books.
How many more people would have picked up a book and improved their mind during the pandemic if the publishers had charged a fairer price for books?
How many more people would have picked up a book and improved their mind during the pandemic if the publishers had charged a fairer price for books?
Are you just one of these people who can never see anything in a positive light?
It's hardly a massive profit, it probably adds a few pence to each individual sale, hardly enough to make a difference to how many people picked up a book.
The whole point of a company is to make a profit.
Stop moaning, look in the mirror, laugh at your ridiculous negativity and you might find peace in life.
It's hardly a massive profit, it probably adds a few pence to each individual sale, hardly enough to make a difference to how many people picked up a book.
The whole point of a company is to make a profit.
Stop moaning, look in the mirror, laugh at your ridiculous negativity and you might find peace in life.
And here comes that negativity. So people aren't allowed to make a fair return? What fair price would you propose - 50p per book?
And when Amazon do just that, they're undercutting everyone and need taxing out of existence. Make your mind up.
Are you just one of these people who can never see anything in a positive light?
It's hardly a massive profit, it probably adds a few pence to each individual sale, hardly enough to make a difference to how many people picked up a book.
The whole point of a company is to make a profit.
Stop moaning, look in the mirror, laugh at your ridiculous negativity and you might find peace in life.
It's hardly a massive profit, it probably adds a few pence to each individual sale, hardly enough to make a difference to how many people picked up a book.
The whole point of a company is to make a profit.
Stop moaning, look in the mirror, laugh at your ridiculous negativity and you might find peace in life.
I've just looked at the Bloomsbury website.
It says "we are unfortunately unable to mail print formats of the Annual Report & Accounts for the financial year ending 29 February 2020 unless you are a shareholder and had specifically opted to receive a printed copy of the Report prior to 18 June 2020. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause."
And they are supposed to be a publisher?
It says "we are unfortunately unable to mail print formats of the Annual Report & Accounts for the financial year ending 29 February 2020 unless you are a shareholder and had specifically opted to receive a printed copy of the Report prior to 18 June 2020. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause."
And they are supposed to be a publisher?
People with poor grammar and punctuation are not commenting on this story. Fancy that!
Perhaps they are too busy earning a living and keeping the country going. Book readers think they are intelligent and abover eveyone else but they are not. They are just consuming someone elses hard work and believe that the author's talent will somehow be absorbed into themselves.
Cheer up. Books are excellent. And book publishing contributes to national GDP (look it up if you don't know what that means).
Down with anti-intellectuals.
Down with anti-intellectuals.
Dear oh dear oh dear you really are suffering from lockdown syndrome, think you need to get out and have a long walk put in those 10k steps then come back and read a book like Ken Follett’s The Pillars Of The Earth or Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past Trilogy, both books are literally worlds apart, pure escapism to calm a troubled mind??
have you not heard of fiction? what's that got to do with intellectualism? escapism, enjoyment, imagination.... no doubt all lost on you. The most puerile comment I've seen on HYS for a long while
"They are just consuming someone elses hard work"
So reading is a waste of time, but you accept that writers put a lot of effort in...
Say "Hi" to Big Billy Goat Gruff for me, when he's finished chasing you around your bridge!
So reading is a waste of time, but you accept that writers put a lot of effort in...
Say "Hi" to Big Billy Goat Gruff for me, when he's finished chasing you around your bridge!
What a sad point of view. I have been a avid reader even when I was busy earning a living. I don't think my intelligence is higher than average, (never checked). I read an author's work because I believe he/she may have something to say, or maybe just for shear escapism and just for fun.
Is there much better enjoyment than a good book, while somewhere warm and comfy?
For me, it has to be a physical book - it feels more involving than a digital alternative.
For me, it has to be a physical book - it feels more involving than a digital alternative.
"it feels more involving than a digital alternative."
Absolutely, but we've already moved house once to make room for even more books :-)
So e-books do have their place, but I'm really looking forward to being able to get to Hay-on-Wye to buy more real books from real bookshops I can browse through!
Absolutely, but we've already moved house once to make room for even more books :-)
So e-books do have their place, but I'm really looking forward to being able to get to Hay-on-Wye to buy more real books from real bookshops I can browse through!
Perhaps they are too busy earning a living and keeping the country going. Book readers think they are intelligent and abover eveyone else but they are not. They are just consuming someone elses hard work and believe that the author's talent will somehow be absorbed into themselves.
Perhaps they are too busy earning a living and keeping the country going. Book readers think they are intelligent and abover eveyone else but they are not. They are just consuming someone elses hard work and believe that the author's talent will somehow be absorbed into themselves.
Dear oh dear oh dear you really are suffering from lockdown syndrome, think you need to get out and have a long walk put in those 10k steps then come back and read a book like Ken Follett’s The Pillars Of The Earth or Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past Trilogy, both books are literally worlds apart, pure escapism to calm a troubled mind??
Perhaps they are too busy earning a living and keeping the country going. Book readers think they are intelligent and abover eveyone else but they are not. They are just consuming someone elses hard work and believe that the author's talent will somehow be absorbed into themselves.
Last year, Bloomsbury asked staff to take pay cuts of over £700,000. I wonder why this has not been mentioned in this story?
And it is hardly good news for the book buying public that they have been over charged to this extent.
And it is hardly good news for the book buying public that they have been over charged to this extent.
Which competitor do you work for?
Apart from Harry Potter there is little in the Bloomsbury back catalog of any note. It is all self help manuals and cookery books.
I would prefer to support a publisher that genuinely cares about promoting new talent rather than pandering to the whims of the stock markets to make ever increasing profits.
I would prefer to support a publisher that genuinely cares about promoting new talent rather than pandering to the whims of the stock markets to make ever increasing profits.
No-one -makes- you buy Bloomsbury books, oh miserable one!
There are a lot of small presses out there nowadays producing all sorts of interesting stuff from new authors, as real books....
There are a lot of small presses out there nowadays producing all sorts of interesting stuff from new authors, as real books....
Perhaps they are too busy earning a living and keeping the country going. Book readers think they are intelligent and abover eveyone else but they are not. They are just consuming someone elses hard work and believe that the author's talent will somehow be absorbed into themselves.
Apart from Harry Potter there is little in the Bloomsbury back catalog of any note. It is all self help manuals and cookery books.
I would prefer to support a publisher that genuinely cares about promoting new talent rather than pandering to the whims of the stock markets to make ever increasing profits.
I would prefer to support a publisher that genuinely cares about promoting new talent rather than pandering to the whims of the stock markets to make ever increasing profits.
Yes, itis very encouraging that the public has continued to read throughout the lockdowns. The Reading Agency and World Book Day have both promoted reading. Bloomsbury has capitalised on the international success of the Harry Potter books. Penguin, Pearson and Harper Collins are well placed to move into a new reading market in the UK and abroad. Second-hand books sales are growing as well.
Be careful Bloomsbury, Labour will be demanding that you pay a windfall tax for profiteering during the pandemic.
Perhaps they are too busy earning a living and keeping the country going. Book readers think they are intelligent and abover eveyone else but they are not. They are just consuming someone elses hard work and believe that the author's talent will somehow be absorbed into themselves.
To think they might have made more profits if the book Industry actually started to pay for adverts like every other area of commercial society has to. Instead of relying of free publicity and plugging especial on the BBC that should not be advertising at all.
So the BBC can't have business pages, because any mention of a company -must- be advertising...
And I'm sorry to ruin your rant a second time, but publishers do spend a lot of money on advertising, just like other businesses!
But rant away, and I'll carry on laughing.
And I'm sorry to ruin your rant a second time, but publishers do spend a lot of money on advertising, just like other businesses!
But rant away, and I'll carry on laughing.
'Reader's Bill of Rights'
1. The right to not read
2. The right to skip pages
3. The right to not finish
4. The right to reread
5. The right to read anything
6. The right to escapism
7. The right to read anywhere
8. The right to browse
9. The right to read out loud
10. The right to not defend your tastes”
- Daniel Pennac
1. The right to not read
2. The right to skip pages
3. The right to not finish
4. The right to reread
5. The right to read anything
6. The right to escapism
7. The right to read anywhere
8. The right to browse
9. The right to read out loud
10. The right to not defend your tastes”
- Daniel Pennac
Kerygma.
Be careful Bloomsbury, Labour will be demanding that you pay a windfall tax for profiteering during the pandemic.
Fahrenheit 451, anybody? :-)
I read all the time, have done since I was 7. Summer a bit less, more time outside, more to do. This winter TV was so abysmal I spent more time reading than usual. Made me realise how much TV I used to have in the background without really watching it (Breakfast etc. just background noise). Now turning off TV when reading, better quality of life.
They make you look cultured when you put them on a shelf behind you for zoom meetings.