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| Parent company | ESPN |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Distribution | Ballantine Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Sports |
| Owners | The Walt Disney Company (80%) Hearst Communications (20%) |
| Official website | espnbooks |
ESPN Books is a publishing company operated byESPN. Started in 2004, ESPN Books has published almost 20 books. ESPN Books also is in charge of producingESPN's yearly sports encyclopedia. It also runs its own book club and ranks the top-selling sports books in ESPN Borders. Since 2008, it has co-published its books withBallantine Books.
Authors that have written books for ESPN Books includeBill Simmons, Peter Keating, andRalph Wiley.