Perseus Books Group
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| Parent company | Perseus LLC -Lagardère SCA |
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| Founded | 1996; 29 years ago (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 | www |
Perseus Books Group was an Americanpublishing company founded in year 1996 by investor Frank Pearl.[1] Perseus acquired the trade publishing division ofAddison-Wesley (including the Merloyd Lawrence imprint) in 1997.[2]
In 2005, Perseus acquired Client Distribution Services, the former distribution arm ofRandom House.[3][4][5] It was named Publisher of the Year in 2007 byPublishers Weekly magazine for its role in taking on publishers formerly distributed by thePublishers Group West and acquiring Avalon Publishing Group.[1] In January 2007, the Perseus Books Group purchased Avalon Publishing Group, the parent company ofCarroll & Graf and Thunder's Mouth Press;[6] the purchaser folded both imprints and stopped publishing books under those names in May 2007.[7]
In 2014, following the bankruptcy auction of Good Books assets,Skyhorse Publishing sold theMayo Clinic line to Perseus. It was then incorporated and released through Perseus' Da Capo Lifelong imprint.[8]
After the death of Frank Pearl, Perseus was sold to Centre Lane Partners in 2015, aprivate equity firm.[9] In April 2016, its name and publishing business was acquired byHachette Book Group and its distribution business byIngram Content Group.[10]
In December 2018,Hachette Books became an imprint of the Perseus Books division. Concurrently,Da Capo Press and Da Capo's Lifelong became part of Hachette.[11]
Imprints
The Perseus Books Group currently has the following imprints:[12]
- Avalon Travel
- Moon Publications
- Rick Steves (formerly John Muir Publications)[13]
- Basic Books
- DaCapo
- Hachette Books
- Running Press
- PublicAffairs
Former imprints
Before Avalon Publishing Group was integrated into the Perseus Books Group, it published on 14 imprint presses.[16] 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
- Axoplasm
- Black Square Editions
- Blue Moon Books
- Carroll & Graf Publishers — acquired in 1998,[17] folded in 2007[7]
- Four Walls Eight Windows — absorbed into Thunder's Mouth Press in 2004
- Marlowe & Company — absorbed into the DaCapo imprint[7]
- No Exit Press
- Seal Press
- Shoemaker & Hoard Publishers — sold to Counterpoint LLC[18]
- Thunder's Mouth Press — folded in 2007[7]
Perseus Books Group
- Counterpoint Press — sold toCounterpoint LLC[7]
- Vanguard Press started in 2007, closed in 2012[19]
- Weinstein Books - closed in 2017[20]
- Westview - sold toTaylor & Francis and absorbed intoRoutledge[21]
Distribution
Perseus previously owned separate book distribution companies.[12]
- 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
- ^abMillot, Jim (December 3, 2007)."Publisher of the Year".Publishers Weekly. RetrievedJanuary 21, 2012.
- ^"Perseus Books Buys Addison-Wesley Unit".The New York Times. December 22, 1997. RetrievedNovember 13, 2011.
- ^Milliot |, Jim."Executive Group to Acquire Random's Distribution Division".PublishersWeekly.com. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2023.
- ^"Sale in Publishing Services".The New York Times. April 4, 2005.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2023.
- ^"CDS CEO Leaves After Perseus Acquires Company, Merges Units | Authorlink". RetrievedJanuary 31, 2023.
- ^Milliot, Jim (November 1, 2007)."Perseus to Buy Avalon; Eyes PGW Pubs".Publishers Weekly. Archived fromthe original on March 4, 2016.
- ^abcdeMilliot, Jim (May 10, 2007)."Perseus Folds Two Imprints, Sells Another".Publishers Weekly. Archived fromthe original on February 17, 2010.
- ^Milliot, Jim."Skyhorse Gets Good Books, Sells Mayo Titles to Perseus".Publishersweekly.com. RetrievedDecember 29, 2023.
- ^Milliot, Jim (February 3, 2015)."New Investor for Perseus Books Group".PublishersWeekly.com. RetrievedApril 4, 2016.
- ^Natasha Onwuemezi, "Perseus sale to Hachette Book Group completed",The Bookseller,1 April 2016
- ^"Hachette Book Group Reorganizes Lines, Announces About 25 Layoffs As DiPreta Departs".Publishers Lunch. November 13, 2018. RetrievedDecember 30, 2018.
- ^ab"About Us". Perseus Books Group. RetrievedJanuary 16, 2010.
- ^"Avalon Publishing Acquires John Muir Publications".PublishersWeekly.com. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2019.
- ^"Seal Press Moves Under Da Capo's Purview".PublishersWeekly.com. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2018.
- ^"About Seal Press".Seal Press. RetrievedFebruary 3, 2020.
- ^"Publishers Look-up Service".Association of American Publishers. RetrievedJanuary 16, 2010.
- ^Farmanfarmaian, Roxane (December 7, 1998). "Avalon to Acquire Carroll & Graf".Publishers Weekly.245 (49): 11.
- ^Kinsella, Bridget."Winton, Shoemaker & Co. Buys Counterpoint". Publishers Weekly. Archived fromthe original on September 1, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 16, 2010.
- ^"Perseus Phasing Out Vanguard, Making Shifts at Running Press".PublishersWeekly.com. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2018.
- ^"Hachette Book Group Terminates Weinstein Imprint".Publishers Lunch. October 12, 2017. RetrievedNovember 13, 2017.
- ^"Westview Press - Routledge".Routledge.com. RetrievedSeptember 21, 2018.
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