From: Jennifer Howell <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:56:36 +0000

Dear colleague,

In 2008, Bloomsbury began to build a world-class academic division.
Our portfolio now includes many lists: Continuum, T&T Clark, Berg
Publishers, Methuen Drama, Arden Shakespeare, Bristol Classical Press,
Fairchild Books, AVA, and our home-grown Bloomsbury Academic list. We
publish close to 1,100 high-quality books each year, with a
particularly large presence in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and
Visual Arts.

We are pleased to announce that in order to better serve our authors
and customers, we are bringing many of our lists under the global
Bloomsbury brand. As part of our well-known brand, these wide-ranging
lists will gain a global presence, close association with a range of
best-selling and highly-respected books and online platforms, and
increased visibility in the marketplace.

At the same time, many of our acquisitions have long, revered
histories. So we will continue to publish Methuen Drama, Arden
Shakespeare and T&T Clark as imprints under the Bloomsbury umbrella.

The changes are as follows:

From 1st September 2012:

- Continuum is rebranded as Bloomsbury (under Bloomsbury Academic imprint)

- T&T Clark is co-branded under Bloomsbury (under Bloomsbury T&T Clark imprint)

From 1st January 2013:

- Berg Publishers, including journals, is rebranded as Bloomsbury
(under Bloomsbury Academic imprint)

- Bristol Classical Press is rebranded as Bloomsbury (under Bloomsbury
Academic imprint)

- Arden Shakespeare is co-branded under Bloomsbury (under Bloomsbury
Arden Shakespeare imprint)

- Methuen Drama is co-branded under Bloomsbury (under Bloomsbury
Methuen Drama imprint)

What implications does this have for series and standing orders?

Certain series names will change in line with the above. For example
Continuum Discourse will become Bloomsbury Discourse. Where this
happens, books published after 1st September 2012 will be in the
Bloomsbury Discourse series, while books published up to 31st August
2012 will stay in the Continuum Discourse series, though we will move
them over as and when the books are reprinted. Any standing orders
will carry across to the 'new' series.

What happens to my journals subscription?

You will continue to receive print/online subscriptions and renewals
in the same way as at present. You do not have to do anything.

What other changes are there?

In November we launched the academic part of the new Bloomsbury
website. This enables you to see our books, ebooks and digital product
information from one central website, grouped by subject area. It has
a specific area for librarians to learn more about, for example, major
reference works and collections. Note that journals will not join the
company site until early 2013, and will remain on the
www.bergjournals.com site until that point. For more information see
www.bloomsbury.com/academic.

Yours faithfully,

Jennifer Howell, Head of UK Academic Marketing

Kara Zavada, Head of US Academic, Professional, & Specialist Marketing

Bloomsbury
50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP
Reception: +44 (0)207 631 5600
Direct: +44 (0)207 631 5824
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www.bloomsbury.com