The company was founded in 1987 by Dominique Raccah as a business and finance publisher.[4] Raccah cashed in $17,000 from her retirement fund to start the press.[5] The company expanded into other categories of trade publishing.[6] As of 2010, they had 54 apps in development.[7] By 2015, the publisher had 120 employees, working on a diverse list of adult, children's, and young adult books, in addition to its rapidly expanding e-commerce businesses.[8] As of 2010, they were the largest woman-owned book publisher in the United States.[9]
In 2013, the publisher launched a personalized book engine with its "Put Me In The Story" application and website. It added brands such as Sesame Street, the Berenstain Bears, and Hello Kitty, in addition to authors and illustrators such as Nancy Tillman.[10][11] Later additions to Put Me In The Story included Curious George and characters from Disney and Nickelodeon, among others.[12] In 2013, Sourcebooks acquired motivational and inspirational book publisher Simple Truths.[13] The company reported a 20% gain in sales in 2014, with particular gains from its Sourcebooks Jabberwocky children's imprint and Sourcebooks Fire young adult imprint. The results also included sales of more than two million picture books by Marianne Richmond.[8]
In December 2016, Raccah was named book publishing's "Person of the Year" by Publishers Weekly, a book publishing trade magazine.[12] In February 2017, Publishers Weekly reported NPDBookScan data showing Sourcebooks as the 18th-largest trade publisher in America.[14] Sourcebooks published 385 titles in 2017 and was the 14th-largest trade publisher in the U.S.[4] In 2018, Sourcebooks acquired mystery imprint Poisoned Pen Press.[15] The following year, Penguin Random House acquired 45% of Sourcebooks, with the company forming a new management board that included Penguin Random House executives.[16]
^"Poisoned Pen Press Will Become Sourcebooks' Mystery Imprint". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
^Milliot, Jim; Maher, John (2019-03-22). "PRH Takes Minority Stake in Sourcebooks". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
^"Sourcebooks Launches Three Children's Imprints". Sourcebooks. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
^Milliot, Jim (March 3, 2023). "Dominique Raccah Does It Her Way". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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This article is about the publisher For the collection of writings see Source book For other uses see Sourcebook disambiguation This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sourcebooks LLC is an American independent book publisher located in Naperville Illinois The company publishes books eBooks and digital products SourcebooksStatusActiveFounded1987Country of originUnited StatesHeadquarters locationNaperville IllinoisDistributionLSC Communications US 1 Raincoast Books Canada Melia Publishing Services UK New South Books Australia 2 Bookreps NZ New Zealand 3 Key peopleDominique RaccahPublication typesBooks eBooks Calendars Apps e commerceOfficial websitewww wbr sourcebooks wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Imprints 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe company was founded in 1987 by Dominique Raccah as a business and finance publisher 4 Raccah cashed in 17 000 from her retirement fund to start the press 5 The company expanded into other categories of trade publishing 6 As of 2010 they had 54 apps in development 7 By 2015 the publisher had 120 employees working on a diverse list of adult children s and young adult books in addition to its rapidly expanding e commerce businesses 8 As of 2010 they were the largest woman owned book publisher in the United States 9 In 2013 the publisher launched a personalized book engine with its Put Me In The Story application and website It added brands such as Sesame Street the Berenstain Bears and Hello Kitty in addition to authors and illustrators such as Nancy Tillman 10 11 Later additions to Put Me In The Story included Curious George and characters from Disney and Nickelodeon among others 12 In 2013 Sourcebooks acquired motivational and inspirational book publisher Simple Truths 13 The company reported a 20 gain in sales in 2014 with particular gains from its Sourcebooks Jabberwocky children s imprint and Sourcebooks Fire young adult imprint The results also included sales of more than two million picture books by Marianne Richmond 8 In December 2016 Raccah was named book publishing s Person of the Year by Publishers Weekly a book publishing trade magazine 12 In February 2017 Publishers Weekly reported NPD BookScan data showing Sourcebooks as the 18th largest trade publisher in America 14 Sourcebooks published 385 titles in 2017 and was the 14th largest trade publisher in the U S 4 In 2018 Sourcebooks acquired mystery imprint Poisoned Pen Press 15 The following year Penguin Random House acquired 45 of Sourcebooks with the company forming a new management board that included Penguin Random House executives 16 Imprints editSourcebooks adult nonfiction Sourcebooks Landmark fiction 4 Sourcebooks Casablanca romance fiction 4 Cumberland House gift cookbooks and history Simple Truths business leadership motivation and inspiration Sourcebooks Fire young adult 4 Sourcebooks Kids 17 Sourcebooks Wonderland specialized Sourcebooks Jabberwocky children Sourcebooks Young Readers middle grades Sourcebooks eXplore nonfiction Poisoned Pen Press mystery Bloom Books romance 18 References edit Contact Us Sourcebooks Retrieved 2018 02 12 International Customers Sourcebooks Retrieved 2018 02 12 Distribution Partners Retrieved 2018 02 12 a b c d e Button Liz 2018 05 23 A Closer Look at Sourcebooks Dominique Raccah s Female Forward Publishing Company American Booksellers Association Retrieved 2018 05 26 Sourcebooks Raccah Charges Into Digital Age with eBook Publishing About Sourcebooks Sourcebooks com www sourcebooks com Meyer Ann 2010 09 13 dominique raccah niche publishers Chicago Tribune a b At Sourcebooks Diversification Drives Gains Sourcebook Chicago Sun Times Archived from the original on March 23 2012 Sourcebooks Adds New Favorites to Put Me In The Story Platform 18 April 2013 Greenfield Jeremy 2013 11 04 Personalization In Publishing Books Written Just For You Forbes Retrieved 2016 11 09 a b Dominique Raccah PW Person of the Year 2016 Sourcebooks Acquires Simple Truths Ranking America s Largest Publishers Poisoned Pen Press Will Become Sourcebooks Mystery Imprint PublishersWeekly com Retrieved 2019 01 01 Milliot Jim Maher John 2019 03 22 PRH Takes Minority Stake in Sourcebooks Publishers Weekly Retrieved 2019 11 29 Sourcebooks Launches Three Children s Imprints Sourcebooks Retrieved 2020 06 06 Milliot Jim March 3 2023 Dominique Raccah Does It Her Way Publishers Weekly Retrieved March 4 2023 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sourcebooks publisher amp oldid 1175702628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
