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Thu, Oct 15 2009

Bloomsbury says trading in line with own view

(Reuters) - Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing said on Thursday it was trading in line with its estimates and was investing carefully in its future publishing programme. The company said the global availability of Amazon.com Kindle ebook reader, previously available only in the United States, was a welcome development in the run-up to Christmas. Kindle will offer more than 200,000 English language titles from leading publishers including Bloomsbury, it said.

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UPDATE 1-Bloomsbury says trading in line with own view

Oct 15 (Reuters) - British publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc said on Thursday it was trading in line with its estimates and was investing carefully in its future publishing programme. The company said the global availability of Amazon.com Inc's Kindle ebook reader, previously available only in the United States, was a welcome development in the run-up to Christmas. Kindle will offer more than 200,000 English language titles from leading publishers including Bloom

PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Oct 5

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling will reveal public spending priorities and cuts in this autumn's pre-Budget report. Speaking from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meeting in Istanbul, he also described Conservative plans to reduce spending for 2010 and reform welfare as "downright daft". He also signalled the Treasury's return to its traditional tough scrutiny of departmental budgets after years of splashing public money. "At a time like this we have to ensure we take

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-FTSE Small Caps close 1.2 pct lower

The FTSE Small Cap index ends down 1.2 percent, with the FTSE 250 off 0.9 percent, and the FTSE 100 0.4 percent lower as markets consolidate after a recent strong run.

Bloomsbury sees celeb chefs, cricket buoying sales

LONDON (Reuters) - Publisher Bloomsbury posted a 66 percent slide in first-half profit but predicted good second-half sales, thanks to new titles planned this autumn as it plugs the gap left by the end of the Harry Potter series.

UPDATE 2-Bloomsbury sees celeb chefs, cricket buoying sales

* New cook books, Wisden cricket Almanack to help sales

"Harry Potter" director says finale to be best yet

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sixth "Harry Potter" film opens on Wednesday and is likely to be another hit for the boy wizard series, but with filming started on the finale, director David Yates says "you haven't seen anything yet."

"Harry Potter" director says finale to be best yet

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sixth "Harry Potter" film opens on Wednesday and is likely to be another hit for the boy wizard series, but with filming started on the finale, director David Yates says "you haven't seen anything yet."

"Harry Potter" director says finale to be best yet

* Sixth "Harry Potter" film opens Wednesday, rave reviews

Harry Potter publisher denies plagiarism claim

LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc on Monday denied allegations that author J.K. Rowling copied "substantial parts" of a book by another children's author when she wrote "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire".

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