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Published: November 27, 2007
Books are important learning materials, references, and information banks necessary for a person's education from childhood until maturity. There are all sorts of books for all kinds of information, and they are divided into genres such as fiction, non-fiction, academic, and so on. Most people are aware of the importance of books and their contribution to man's search for knowledge, fascinating facts, and useful information, but most of them do not recognize the book publishing companies behind them.
Some of the most popular book publishing companies are included in a typical list of book publishers that can be easily identified by their household names.
Random House Inc. is one of the New York-based book publishing companies owned by a transnational media corporation called Bertelsmann. Of various book publishing companies, Random House is currently the largest publisher of general trade books in the English language, having 12 imprints or publishing brand names under its wing. The company was established in 1925 by Donald Klopfer and Bennett Cerf, when they obtained an imprint called Modern Library. The company got its name from a statement of Cerf which was quoted as, “We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random.” Aside from its main office in the United States, Random House also has other offices in United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Some of the major imprints of its publishing are Anchor Books, BBC Press, and Ebury Press.
Doubleday publishing is another of the major publishing companies in the world today. It was established in 1897 by Frank Nelson Doubleday, and his partner, a magazine publisher named Samuel McClure. It was first named as Doubleday & McClure Company, but was later on changed several times as the company merged with new partners such as Walter Hines Page, and other book publishing companies such as George H. Doran Company. One of the early bestsellers was Rudyard Kipling's “The Day's Work.” Some of the first authors published by this company were Joseph Conrad and W. Somerset Maugham. The bookstores are now part of a larger book retailer in the United States, called Barnes & Noble. Imprints of this book publisher include Image Books, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, and The Crime Club.
HarperCollins is one of the book publishing companies that emerged from the combination of a British publishing company called William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd., and an American publishing company called Harper & Row. Today, the publishing powerhouse has more that 30 book imprints (most of them are U.S.-based), including Collins, HarperCollins Children's Books, and Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Some of HarperCollins' children's books bestsellers are authored by Lemony Snicket, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Neil Gaiman.
Simon and Schuster, Inc. is one of the four major English-language book publishing companies in the world today, joining the ranks of the three other biggest book publishing companies. Simon and Schuster was established in 1924 by Richard L. Simon in New York. Simon and Schuster was the first of the book publishing companies to release the crossword puzzle book in 1924, an idea that came from Simon when he discovered that there were no crossword puzzle books yet. Today, Simon and Schuster publishes all kinds of books, with more than 2000 titles every year under 35 brands or imprints.
These are just some of the major book publishing companies in the world today. The Internet is a good source of additional information on book publishing companies, and there are web directories that provide a list of book publishing companies and the genres that they publish. For those who want more information on these book publishing companies and many others, they can refer to Yahoo! Directory for a comprehensive list of book publishers.
Sources:
"Doubleday (Publishing)." Wikipedia.org. 1 Nov. 2007. 27 Nov. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubleday.
"Random House." Wikipedia.org. 13 Nov. 2007. 27 Nov. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_House.
"Harper Collins." Wikipedia.org. 22 Nov. 2007. 27 Nov. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Collins.
"Publishers in Yahoo! Directory." Yahoo.com. 27 Nov. 2007. http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping _and_Services/Publishers/.
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Random House Inc. is one of the New York-based book publishing companies owned by a transnational media corporation called Bertelsmann. Of various book publishing companies, Random House is currently the largest publisher of general trade books in the English language, having 12 imprints or publishing brand names under its wing. The company was established in 1925 by Donald Klopfer and Bennett Cerf, when they obtained an imprint called Modern Library. The company got its name from a statement of Cerf which was quoted as, “We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random.” Aside from its main office in the United States, Random House also has other offices in United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Some of the major imprints of its publishing are Anchor Books, BBC Press, and Ebury Press.
Doubleday publishing is another of the major publishing companies in the world today. It was established in 1897 by Frank Nelson Doubleday, and his partner, a magazine publisher named Samuel McClure. It was first named as Doubleday & McClure Company, but was later on changed several times as the company merged with new partners such as Walter Hines Page, and other book publishing companies such as George H. Doran Company. One of the early bestsellers was Rudyard Kipling's “The Day's Work.” Some of the first authors published by this company were Joseph Conrad and W. Somerset Maugham. The bookstores are now part of a larger book retailer in the United States, called Barnes & Noble. Imprints of this book publisher include Image Books, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, and The Crime Club.
HarperCollins is one of the book publishing companies that emerged from the combination of a British publishing company called William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd., and an American publishing company called Harper & Row. Today, the publishing powerhouse has more that 30 book imprints (most of them are U.S.-based), including Collins, HarperCollins Children's Books, and Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Some of HarperCollins' children's books bestsellers are authored by Lemony Snicket, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Neil Gaiman.
Simon and Schuster, Inc. is one of the four major English-language book publishing companies in the world today, joining the ranks of the three other biggest book publishing companies. Simon and Schuster was established in 1924 by Richard L. Simon in New York. Simon and Schuster was the first of the book publishing companies to release the crossword puzzle book in 1924, an idea that came from Simon when he discovered that there were no crossword puzzle books yet. Today, Simon and Schuster publishes all kinds of books, with more than 2000 titles every year under 35 brands or imprints.
These are just some of the major book publishing companies in the world today. The Internet is a good source of additional information on book publishing companies, and there are web directories that provide a list of book publishing companies and the genres that they publish. For those who want more information on these book publishing companies and many others, they can refer to Yahoo! Directory for a comprehensive list of book publishers.
Sources:
"Doubleday (Publishing)." Wikipedia.org. 1 Nov. 2007. 27 Nov. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubleday.
"Random House." Wikipedia.org. 13 Nov. 2007. 27 Nov. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_House.
"Harper Collins." Wikipedia.org. 22 Nov. 2007. 27 Nov. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Collins.
"Publishers in Yahoo! Directory." Yahoo.com. 27 Nov. 2007. http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping _and_Services/Publishers/.
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