Books Publishers

Thomas Nelson, Inc.--with roots dating to 1798--is the world's largest publisher of Bibles and Bible-related materials.

The Taylor & Francis Group plc is a fast-growing and leading publisher of scholarly journals, textbooks, and books.

One of France's oldest newspaper groups, Société du Figaro S.A.

Merriam-Webster Inc.

Havas SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of utilities and telecommunications giant Vivendi SA, is the largest publishing…

Bonnier AB is one of the Nordic region's leading media groups, losing out the top spot to Finland's SanomaWSOY in 2001.

Rand McNally & Company, a leading U.S.

One of France's oldest publishing groups, Bayard SA is also one of the country's largest, particularly in its three…

Reed Elsevier plc is the joint venture of London-based Reed International plc and Netherlands-based Elsevier N.V.

West Group, the leading information provider to the U.S.

Wolters Kluwer NV is one of the worldwide leaders in publishing, and the Netherlands' second largest publisher after…

Founded as a club of distinguished gentlemen devoted to promoting the study of geography, the National Geographic…

The Sierra Club occupies a unique place in American culture.

Ravensburger AG is a publisher based in Ravensburg, Germany, that educates and entertains the whole family with its…

Since the mid-1990s, Pearson plc has transformed itself from a industrial holding company with a large and sometimes…

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Meredith Corporation is a leading media company, focused primarily on magazines and broadcasting.

Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Houghton Mifflin Company is an established leader in textbook publishing, providing indispensable materials for the…

Since 1996 when a new investor group took control of the company, Golden Books Family Entertainment, Inc., a leading…

For most of the 20th century, PennWell Corporation's principal publication was the Oil & Gas Journal.

Rooted in Victorian values, The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is a 20th-century phenomenon and a powerful civic force.

Éditions Gallimard is the third-largest publishing group in France.

Late 1980s:Battle for control of Mondadori begins between De Benedetti and Berlusconi.

F&W Publications, Inc.

Naspers Ltd.

The Scholastic Corporation is one of the leading publishers and distributors of books, magazines, and other educational…

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

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Kodansha Ltd.

Lebhar-Friedman, Inc.

Random House Inc.

Rodale, Inc.

Zondervan Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, is one of the largest Christian…

Tamedia AG is Switzerland's second largest media and publishing group.

Dover Publications Inc.

Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., is the world's largest African American-owned publishing company.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., has published one of the world's finest encyclopedias for more than two centuries.

Taylor Publishing Company is one of the leading publishers of yearbooks in the United States, producing them for more…

Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH is the holding company for Germany's fourth largest publishing and media…

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH publishes the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung--FAZ for short.

Harlequin Enterprises Limited is the world's largest publisher of romance fiction, a market segment reckoned to account…

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A pioneer in its field, Hazelden Foundation is widely considered the most influential chemical dependency treatment…

The Humane Society of the United States (The HSUS) is the largest animal protection organization in the world, with…

From its position as the largest distributor of lawn and garden and pet supplies in the United States in the late…

The Torstar Corporation is a diversified publisher based in Toronto, with three major business segments: newspapers,…

Haynes Publishing Group P.L.C.

Japan's Sanrio Company, Ltd.

Bobit Publishing Company is a privately-held publisher of more than 20 business-to-business periodicals.

While Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Krause Publications, Inc.

Quebecor Inc.

Chrysalis Group plc is a U.K.-based media and entertainment company that owns radio stations, produces television…

Workman Publishing Company, Inc., is a leading independent publisher of non-fiction books, games, and calendars.

Andrews McMeel Universal is a diversified publishing and media company that includes under its umbrella one of the…

Morris Communications Corporation (MCC) is a mid-sized media company with holdings in diverse media.

PCM Uitgevers NV is one of the Netherland's leading newspaper and publishing groups.

Nolo.com, Inc.

One of the largest media companies in the world, Viacom Inc.

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Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd.

Virgin Group is a diversified grouping of more than 200 privately held companies.

DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.

Health Communications, Inc.

As it prepares to enter the 21st century, The Thomson Corporation is completing its transformation from a media,…

News Corporation Limited is the holding company for the large range of enterprises created or acquired since the 1950s…

Emmis Communications Corporation is a diversified media company with interests in radio, television, and publishing.

With annual revenues of more than $32 billion, Microsoft Corporation is more than the largest software company in the…

Advanced Marketing Services, Inc.

Jordan Industries, Inc.

Onion, Inc.

Successories, Inc.

PMP Ltd.

Affinity Group Holding Company is the parent company of several businesses, including Affinity Group, Inc.

Information Holdings Inc.

American Lawyer Media Holdings, Inc., a holding company formed in 1997, is a leading publisher for the legal profession.

Finland's SanomaWSOY Corporation leapt onto the broader European media scene with the 2001 acquisition of VNU's…

Global media powerhouse AOL Time Warner Inc.