Publisher gets Potter profits lift

Publishing house Bloomsbury today said the launch of the paperback edition of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince helped it to a 6.5% hike in revenues.

Tue, 19 Sep, 2006 - 09:54

Publishing house Bloomsbury today said the launch of the paperback edition of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince helped it to a 6.5% hike in revenues.

Bloomsbury added that three of its books had been recommended by the Richard And Judy Book Club, boosting profits in its adult titles for the six months to June 30.

The publisher reported a 3% rise in pre-tax profits to £4.2m (€6.2m) on revenues of £37.7m (€55.9m).

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