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Penguin Books

Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house that was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John. Originally an imprint of publishers The Bodley Head, Penguin became a separate company the following year. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s with its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other shops…

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Founded
1935; 91 years ago (1935)
Owner
Bertelsmann
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Distribution
United Kingdom · Ireland · United States · Australia · Canada
Founder
Allen Lane · Richard Lane · John Lane
Headquarters location
City of Westminster, London, England

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Penguin Books

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Penguin Books

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related to Penguin Specials · 45
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related to King Penguin Books · 27
Penguin Books → Book, David Talbot Rice, English Clocks, Eric Maclagan, Germany, Great Britain, Insel Verlag, Insel-Bücherei, John Gould's The Birds, John Ramsbottom, King Penguin Books, Leonard Woolley, Nikolaus Pevsner's Leaves, Others, Penguins, Phyllis Barclay-Smith, Pierre-Joseph Redouté's Roses, Russian Icons, Some, Southwell
related to history · 26
Penguin Books → Art, Baltimore, Between, Buildings, By, England, German, Hans Schmoller, Harry, Homer's Odyssey, In, Jan Tschichold, Many, Maryland, Pan Books, Paroissien, Pelican History, Penguin, Penguin Classics, Penguin Composition Rules
related to Pearson takeover · 24
Penguin Books → After, August, British, By, Cambridge University Press, Covent Garden, Facetti, Hamish Hamilton, Harmondsworth, In, July, London, Michael Joseph, Oxford University Press, Pearson PLC, Penguin, Penguin Bookshop, Sir Allen Lane, The, These
related to Origins · 21
Penguin Books → Albatross, Allen, American, Anecdotally, British, Dick, Exeter St Davids, Holy Trinity Church Marylebone, Joan Coles, John, Lane, London, Oxford, Penguin, Rippon Hall, The, The Bodley Head, The Lane, Though, Vigo Street
Distribution · 12
Penguin Books → Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spanish-speaking world, United Kingdom, United States
see also · 9
Penguin Books → ClassicsPenguin Books Ltd, Companies, Everyman's LibraryList, India Book Distributors, Modern PoetsPenguin, OthersPenguin Collectors SocietyPenguin EssentialsPenguin, Penguin ClassicsNew Penguin ShakespearePenguin, Puffin Story BooksList, Red ClassicsTauchnitz
Key people · 6
Penguin Books → Allison Dobson (president, Penguin Publishing Group U.S.), Jen Loja (president, Penguin Young Readers U.S.), Madeline McIntosh (CEO, PRH US), Markus Dohle (CEO), Thomas Rabe (chairman), Tom Weldon (CEO, PRH UK)
related to Penguin on Wheels · 5
Penguin Books → Akshaya Rautaray, Penguin, Penguin Books India, Satabdi Mishra, Wheels
Founder · 3
Penguin Books → Allen Lane, John Lane, Richard Lane

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Penguin BooksCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionIreland1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionUnited States1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionAustralia1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionCanada1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionNew Zealand1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionIndia1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionSouth Africa1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionGermany1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionPortugal1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionBrazil1.00infobox
Penguin BooksDistributionSpanish-speaking world1.00infobox
Penguin BooksFounded1935; 91 years ago (1935)1.00infobox
Penguin BooksFounderAllen Lane1.00infobox
Penguin BooksFounderRichard Lane1.00infobox
Penguin BooksFounderJohn Lane1.00infobox
Penguin BooksHeadquarters locationCity of Westminster, London, England1.00infobox
Penguin BooksImprintsPenguin Classics1.00infobox
Penguin BooksImprintsViking Press1.00infobox
Penguin BooksKey peopleMarkus Dohle (CEO)1.00infobox
Penguin BooksKey peopleThomas Rabe (chairman)1.00infobox
Penguin BooksKey peopleMadeline McIntosh (CEO, PRH US)1.00infobox
Penguin BooksKey peopleTom Weldon (CEO, PRH UK)1.00infobox
Penguin BooksKey peopleAllison Dobson (president, Penguin Publishing Group U.S.)1.00infobox
Penguin BooksKey peopleJen Loja (president, Penguin Young Readers U.S.)1.00infobox
Penguin BooksNo. of employees10,0001.00infobox
Penguin BooksOfficial websitepenguin.co.uk1.00infobox
Penguin BooksOwnerBertelsmann1.00infobox
Penguin BooksParent companyPenguin Random House (as of 1 July 2013)1.00infobox

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