Bloomsbury published J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books in the United Kingdom.
Bloomsbury released Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone on 26 June 1997. The small independent publisher took a major role in launching the series, which grew from a British children’s publication into an international publishing phenomenon.
The series’ United States editions were published by Scholastic under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for the first book. This difference often causes confusion when people ask which publisher handled the books, because the answer depends on the country and edition.
Bloomsbury continued publishing the British editions through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007. The company’s success with the series helped make it one of the best-known contemporary publishers of children’s and young-adult fiction.