Trading Statement

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
15 January 2008


                               Trading Statement

Bloomsbury Publishing announces that 2007 trading was better than expected and
that its results will be ahead of current market consensus.

Sales were strong in the UK and Germany and significant progress was made in our
specialist publishing. We had a good finish to the year from a number of titles
including the Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, Cranford, The River
Cottage Fish Book and continued re-orders from the Harry Potter series. A number
of significant rights deals were also concluded in the year.

2008 is off to a good start with the recommendation of A Thousand Splendid Suns
on the Richard and Judy TV programme on 9th January and is now at the top of
most UK retailers' bestseller lists.

The preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2007 will be announced
on 1st April 2008.

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Enquiries:

Bell Pottinger
Dan de Belder / Rosanne Perry
020 7861 3232 or e-mail [e-mail]

About Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

(www.bloomsbury.com and www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk)

Bloomsbury Publishing is one of the world's leading independent, publicly quoted
publishing houses with a reputation for a high quality management team and a
highly valuable portfolio of intellectual properties including the Encarta World
English Dictionary, JK Rowling's Harry Potter, Margaret Atwood, John Irving,
David Guterson and Ben Schott. Other databases include Who's Who, Whitaker's
Almanack, Reed's Nautical Almanac, Black's Medical Dictionary, the Macmillan
English Dictionary for Advanced Learners of English, Business: The Ultimate
Resource and RSPB Handbook of British Birds.







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