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| Parent company | Dorling Kindersley (Penguin Random House) |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Official website | www |
Alpha Books, a member ofPenguin Random House, is an American publisher best known for itsComplete Idiot's Guides series. It began as a division ofMacmillan.Pearson Education acquired Macmillan General Reference (MGR) fromSimon & Schuster in 1998 and retained Complete Idiot's Guides while the rest of MGR was sold toIDG Books.[1] Alpha moved fromPearson Education toPenguin Group in 2003. Alpha became part of sister companyDK in 2012.[2]
As of 2021[update], the Complete Idiot's Guides contains over 120 books.[3]
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