New releases keep Bloomsbury sales strong

Thu, 14th Jan 2010 09:17

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury said trading over 2009 matched expectations as it reaped the benefits of a host of new titles.New releases included books by the TV chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Heston Blumenthal and novels by William Boyd and Kate Summerscale. Sales of the box set of the seven Harry Potter books were particularly strong, Bloomsbury said.

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