Penguin Group
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The Penguin companies comprising the Penguin Group are collectively the second largest trade book publisher in the world, behind Random House. "The Penguin Group" is the name of the unincorporated division of the parent Pearson PLC that oversees these publishing operations. Its United States arm is Penguin Group (USA) Inc.; its British division is Penguin Books Ltd., the Irish division is Penguin Ireland, the New Zealand division is Penguin Group (NZ),the Indian division is Penguin Books,[1] the Australian division is Penguin Group (Australia); in Canada Penguin operates as a division of Pearson Canada Inc.; there are also Penguin Group (China) and Penguin Group (South Africa).
Penguin Group (USA) Inc. was formed in 1996 as a result of the merger between Penguin Books USA and the Putnam Berkley Group. The newly formed company was originally called Penguin Putnam Inc., but in 2003 changed its name to Penguin Group (USA) Inc. to reflect the parent Pearson PLC's grouping of all the Penguin companies worldwide under the supervisory umbrella of Pearson's own Penguin Group division.
The different Penguin companies use many imprints, many of which used to be independent publishers.[1] Penguin Group (USA) Inc. also operates its own speaker's bureau that books speaking engagements for many of the publisher's authors.
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[edit] Imprints
Penguin Group imprints include the following:[2]
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- Penguin Group official website
- "About Us" on the Penguin Group (USA) website
- Penguin Books (India) website
- Penguin Ireland website
- Penguin Group(NZ) website
- Penguin Group (Canada): Canadian Publishing Programme Announcement
- An open letter to the Penguin Group from David Brock
- Penguin Group (Australia) official website
- Penguin Portfolio official website
- Frederick Warne & Co official website
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