Perseus Books Group
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| Parent company | Perseus LLC - Lagardère SCA |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Frank Pearl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Key people | David Steinberger (President and CEO) |
| Imprints | 12 |
| Official website |
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Perseus Books Group was an American publishing company founded in 1996 by investor Frank Pearl.[1] It was named Publisher of the Year in 2007 by Publishers Weekly magazine for its role in taking on publishers formerly distributed by Publishers Group West and acquiring Avalon Publishing Group.[1] In April 2016, its publishing business was acquired by Hachette Book Group and its distribution business by Ingram Content Group.[2]
In January 2007, Perseus Book Group purchased Avalon Publishing Group, the parent company of Carroll & Graf and Thunder's Mouth Press;[3] the purchaser folded both imprints and stopped publishing books under those names in May 2007.[4]
After the death of Frank Pearl, Perseus was sold to Centre Lane Partners, a private equity firm.[5]
Imprints
The Perseus Books Group currently has 12 imprints:[6]
- Avalon Travel
- Basic Books
- Basic Civitas
- Beast Books
- DaCapo
- Nation Books
- Running Press
- PublicAffairs
- Seal Press
- Weinstein Books
- Westview
- Vanguard Press
Former imprints
Before Avalon Publishing Group was integrated into the Perseus Books Group, it published on 14 imprint presses.[7] In 2007, some of these imprints were integrated into the Perseus Books Group, while others folded or were sold to other companies. Perseus also sold one of their imprints in the restructuring process.
Avalon Publishing Group
- Avalon Travel Publishing
- Axoplasm
- Black Square Editions
- Blue Moon Books
- Carroll & Graf Publishers — acquired in 1998,[8] folded in 2007[4]
- Four Walls Eight Windows — absorbed into Thunder's Mouth Press in 2004
- Marlowe & Company — absorbed into the DaCapo imprint[4]
- No Exit Press
- Seal Press
- Shoemaker & Hoard Publishers — sold to Counterpoint LLC[9]
- Thunder's Mouth Press — folded in 2007[4]
Perseus Books Group
- Counterpoint Press — sold to Counterpoint LLC[4]
Distribution
In addition, Perseus owns separate book distribution companies.[6]
- Publishers Group West (PGW), founded in 1976, based in Berkeley, California.
- Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, founded in 1985, based in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Perseus Distribution, founded in 1999, based in New York City.
- Legato Publishers Group, founded in 2013, based in Chicago.
References
- 1 2 Millot, Jim (2007-12-03). "Publisher of the Year". Publishers Weekly. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ↑ Natasha Onwuemezi, "Perseus sale to Hachette Book Group completed", The Bookseller, 1 April 2016
- ↑ Milliot, Jim (2007-11-01). "Perseus to Buy Avalon; Eyes PGW Pubs". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Milliot, Jim (2007-05-10). "Perseus Folds Two Imprints, Sells Another". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17.
- ↑ "New Investor for Perseus Books Group". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- 1 2 "About Us". Perseus Books Group. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ "Publishers Look-up Service". Association of American Publishers. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ Farmanfarmaian, Roxane (1998-12-07). "Avalon to Acquire Carroll & Graf". Publishers Weekly. 245 (49): 11.
- ↑ Kinsella, Bridget. "Winton, Shoemaker & Co. Buys Counterpoint". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-16.