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'Workman Publishing Company' is a publisher of primarily non-fiction print and audio books along with calendars with annual sales of over $25 million. Located in New York City, New York, the publisher works under several imprints with offices located throughout the United States. Peter Workman founded the company in 1968 when he published the book ''Yoga 28-Day Exercise Plan''. Two thirds of the books published by the company remain in print.[1]
in 2006, Workman joined Random House, Scholastic and other publishers in a new effort to promote their books using movie trailer like videos published via internet based media sites such as YouTube.com. Videos were produced by the publisher as well as students through a video production contest. [2]
Workman is best known for its 'Page-A-Day Calendar' series covering a variety of topics and the 1,000 Places to See Before You Die book, calendar, and television program.
[3] It publishes the pregnancy guide ''What to Expect When You're Expecting'', which has over 13 million copies in print.[4], and related titles.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC, Algonquin Books was founded as a small independent trade publisher in 1982 by Louis D. Rubin Jr. and Shannon Ravenel. In 1989 the company was acquired by Workman Publishing. Algonquin still maintains its offices in Chapel Hill, NC and publishes 20-25 new titles each year, including the annual anthology New Stories From the South. Algonquin's authors focus on fiction, particularly with characters and topics from the Southern United States.
Located in New York City, Black Dog & Leventhal specializes in moderately priced cooking, history, and other non-fiction books. In 2006, the company launched a new program to republish low priced hardcover editions of Agatha Christie mysteries.
[5]
One of Black Dog & Leventhal's best selling books is ''Where Are They Buried? How Did They Die?''.
Storey Publishing was founded in 1983 in North Adams, Massachusetts. The company specializes in do-it-yourself books on gardening, crafts, nature, backyard building and other outdoor topics as varied as building your own log cabin and tanning leather yourself. Storey also publishes nature, horse and craft books aimed at young readers under the Storey Kids imprint.
Founded in 1980 in Portland, Oregon, Timber Press's first book, J. D. Vertree's Japanese Maples is still in print. Timber focuses on more advanced gardening topics targeted at horticulturists, botanists, naturalists, and landscape professionals.
HighBridge Audio produces spoken word audio cassettes, CDs and downloadable audio books. The company was founded by Minnesota Public Radio to produce and distribute recordings of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and continutes to produce approximately 45 titles each year. The company is best known for publishing public-radio related titles as well as Oprah’s Book Club titles. HighBridge makes use of 2 readers in it's audio book production for works primarily involving 2 main characters.[6]
★ Workman Publishing
★ Algonquin Books
★ Black Dog & Leventhal
★ Storey Publishing
★ Timber Press
★ HighBridge Audio
1.
Company Factsheet
2. Book publishers are selling words with pictures Claudia H. Deutsch
3. Lists of Best-Selling Books
4. "> Expecting Trouble: The Book They Love to Hate Jodi Kantor
5. Black Dog & Leventhal Launching Christie Campaign
6. Book Reviews Diane Kristine
'Workman Publishing Company' is a publisher of primarily non-fiction print and audio books along with calendars with annual sales of over $25 million. Located in New York City, New York, the publisher works under several imprints with offices located throughout the United States. Peter Workman founded the company in 1968 when he published the book ''Yoga 28-Day Exercise Plan''. Two thirds of the books published by the company remain in print.[1]
in 2006, Workman joined Random House, Scholastic and other publishers in a new effort to promote their books using movie trailer like videos published via internet based media sites such as YouTube.com. Videos were produced by the publisher as well as students through a video production contest. [2]
| Contents |
| Notable publications |
| Imprints |
| Algonquin Books |
| Black Dog & Leventhal |
| Storey Publishing |
| Timber Press |
| HighBridge Audio |
| External Links |
| References |
Notable publications
Workman is best known for its 'Page-A-Day Calendar' series covering a variety of topics and the 1,000 Places to See Before You Die book, calendar, and television program.
[3] It publishes the pregnancy guide ''What to Expect When You're Expecting'', which has over 13 million copies in print.[4], and related titles.
Imprints
Algonquin Books
Located in Chapel Hill, NC, Algonquin Books was founded as a small independent trade publisher in 1982 by Louis D. Rubin Jr. and Shannon Ravenel. In 1989 the company was acquired by Workman Publishing. Algonquin still maintains its offices in Chapel Hill, NC and publishes 20-25 new titles each year, including the annual anthology New Stories From the South. Algonquin's authors focus on fiction, particularly with characters and topics from the Southern United States.
Black Dog & Leventhal
Located in New York City, Black Dog & Leventhal specializes in moderately priced cooking, history, and other non-fiction books. In 2006, the company launched a new program to republish low priced hardcover editions of Agatha Christie mysteries.
[5]
One of Black Dog & Leventhal's best selling books is ''Where Are They Buried? How Did They Die?''.
Storey Publishing
Storey Publishing was founded in 1983 in North Adams, Massachusetts. The company specializes in do-it-yourself books on gardening, crafts, nature, backyard building and other outdoor topics as varied as building your own log cabin and tanning leather yourself. Storey also publishes nature, horse and craft books aimed at young readers under the Storey Kids imprint.
Timber Press
Founded in 1980 in Portland, Oregon, Timber Press's first book, J. D. Vertree's Japanese Maples is still in print. Timber focuses on more advanced gardening topics targeted at horticulturists, botanists, naturalists, and landscape professionals.
HighBridge Audio
HighBridge Audio produces spoken word audio cassettes, CDs and downloadable audio books. The company was founded by Minnesota Public Radio to produce and distribute recordings of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and continutes to produce approximately 45 titles each year. The company is best known for publishing public-radio related titles as well as Oprah’s Book Club titles. HighBridge makes use of 2 readers in it's audio book production for works primarily involving 2 main characters.[6]
External Links
★ Workman Publishing
★ Algonquin Books
★ Black Dog & Leventhal
★ Storey Publishing
★ Timber Press
★ HighBridge Audio
References
1.
Company Factsheet
2. Book publishers are selling words with pictures Claudia H. Deutsch
3. Lists of Best-Selling Books
4. "> Expecting Trouble: The Book They Love to Hate Jodi Kantor
5. Black Dog & Leventhal Launching Christie Campaign
6. Book Reviews Diane Kristine
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