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Perseus Books Group was an American publishing company founded in 1996 by investor Frank Pearl.[1] Perseus acquired the trade publishing division of Addison-Wesley (including the Merloyd Lawrence imprint) in 1997.[2]
In 2005, Perseus acquired Client Distribution Services, the former distribution arm of Random House.[3][4][5] 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 January 2007, the Perseus Books Group purchased Avalon Publishing Group, the parent company of Carroll & 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 the Mayo Clinic line to Perseus. It was then incorporated and released through Perseus' Da Capo Lifelong imprint. [8]
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]
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.
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.
Referencesedit
^ abMillot, Jim (December 3, 2007). "Publisher of the Year". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
^"Perseus Books Buys Addison-Wesley Unit". The New York Times. December 22, 1997. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
^Milliot |, Jim. "Executive Group to Acquire Random's Distribution Division". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^"Sale in Publishing Services". The New York Times. April 4, 2005. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^"CDS CEO Leaves After Perseus Acquires Company, Merges Units | Authorlink". Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^Milliot, Jim (November 1, 2007). . Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
^ abcdeMilliot, Jim (May 10, 2007). . Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010.
^Milliot, Jim. "Skyhorse Gets Good Books, Sells Mayo Titles to Perseus". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^Milliot, Jim (February 3, 2015). "New Investor for Perseus Books Group". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved April 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. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ ab"About Us". Perseus Books Group. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
^"Avalon Publishing Acquires John Muir Publications". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
^"Seal Press Moves Under Da Capo's Purview". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^"About Seal Press". Seal Press. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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Avalon Publishing redirects here For for the imprint acquired by Amazon see Avalon Books This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2009 Perseus Books Group was an American publishing company founded in 1996 by investor Frank Pearl 1 Perseus acquired the trade publishing division of Addison Wesley including the Merloyd Lawrence imprint in 1997 2 Perseus Books GroupParent companyPerseus LLC Lagardere SCAFounded1996 28 years ago 1996 FounderFrank PearlCountry of originUnited StatesHeadquarters locationNew York City New York U S Key peopleDavid Steinberger President and CEO Imprints12Official websitewww wbr perseusbooks wbr comIn 2005 Perseus acquired Client Distribution Services the former distribution arm of Random House 3 4 5 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 January 2007 the Perseus Books Group purchased Avalon Publishing Group the parent company of Carroll amp 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 the Mayo 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 a private equity firm 9 In April 2016 its name and publishing business was acquired by Hachette Book Group and its distribution business by Ingram 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 Contents 1 Imprints 1 1 Former imprints 1 1 1 Avalon Publishing Group 1 1 2 Perseus Books Group 2 Distribution 3 References 4 External linksImprints editThe Perseus Books Group currently has the following imprints 12 Avalon Travel Moon Publications Rick Steves formerly John Muir Publications 13 Basic Books Basic Civitas Seal Press 14 15 DaCapo Hachette Books Running Press PublicAffairs Nation Books Former imprints edit 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 edit Axoplasm Black Square Editions Blue Moon Books Carroll amp Graf Publishers acquired in 1998 17 folded in 2007 7 Four Walls Eight Windows absorbed into Thunder s Mouth Press in 2004 Marlowe amp Company absorbed into the DaCapo imprint 7 No Exit Press Seal Press Shoemaker amp Hoard Publishers sold to Counterpoint LLC 18 Thunder s Mouth Press folded in 2007 7 Perseus Books Group edit Counterpoint Press sold to Counterpoint LLC 7 Vanguard Press started in 2007 closed in 2012 19 Weinstein Books closed in 2017 20 Westview sold to Taylor amp Francis and absorbed into Routledge 21 Distribution editPerseus 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 edit a b Millot Jim December 3 2007 Publisher of the Year Publishers Weekly Retrieved January 21 2012 Perseus Books Buys Addison Wesley Unit The New York Times December 22 1997 Retrieved November 13 2011 Milliot Jim Executive Group to Acquire Random s Distribution Division PublishersWeekly com Retrieved January 31 2023 Sale in Publishing Services The New York Times April 4 2005 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 31 2023 CDS CEO Leaves After Perseus Acquires Company Merges Units Authorlink Retrieved January 31 2023 Milliot Jim November 1 2007 Perseus to Buy Avalon Eyes PGW Pubs Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on March 4 2016 a b c d e Milliot Jim May 10 2007 Perseus Folds Two Imprints Sells Another Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on February 17 2010 Milliot Jim Skyhorse Gets Good Books Sells Mayo Titles to Perseus Publishersweekly com Retrieved December 29 2023 Milliot Jim February 3 2015 New Investor for Perseus Books Group PublishersWeekly com Retrieved April 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 Retrieved December 30 2018 a b About Us Perseus Books Group Retrieved January 16 2010 Avalon Publishing Acquires John Muir Publications PublishersWeekly com Retrieved January 29 2019 Seal Press Moves Under Da Capo s Purview PublishersWeekly com Retrieved January 17 2018 About Seal Press Seal Press Retrieved February 3 2020 Publishers Look up Service Association of American Publishers Retrieved January 16 2010 Farmanfarmaian Roxane December 7 1998 Avalon to Acquire Carroll amp Graf Publishers Weekly 245 49 11 Kinsella Bridget Winton Shoemaker amp Co Buys Counterpoint Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on September 1 2009 Retrieved January 16 2010 Perseus Phasing Out Vanguard Making Shifts at Running Press PublishersWeekly com Retrieved January 17 2018 Hachette Book Group Terminates Weinstein Imprint Publishers Lunch October 12 2017 Retrieved November 13 2017 Westview Press Routledge Routledge com Retrieved September 21 2018 External links editPerseus Books Group nbsp nbsp This article about a United States publishing company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Perseus Books Group amp oldid 1192529808, wikipedia, 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