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Random House, Inc.
Type Subsidiary of Bertelsmann
Founded 1925
Founder Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer
Headquarters New York City, USA
Munich, Germany
London, UK
Key people Peter Olson (Chairman and CEO)
Edward Volini (Deputy Chairman, Chief Operating Officer)
Dr. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Bertelsmann AG is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835 based in Gütersloh, Germany. An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Bennett Alfred Cerf ( May 25, 1898 - August 27, 1971) was a publisher and co-founder of Random House, also known for his own compilations The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator A chief operating officer or chief operations officer ( COO) is a Corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the Corporation Joerg Pfuhl (Verlagsgruppe Random House)
Gail Rebuck (Random House UK Group)
Industry Books, Publishing
Products Books
Revenue ▲$2. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 3 billion USD (2008)
Employees 5,764 (as of December 31, 2007)
Website www.randomhouse.com
Random House Tower headquarters, New York City
Random House Tower headquarters, New York City

Random House, Inc. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Random House Tower and Park Imperial is a 52-story mixed use tower in New York City that is used as the headquarter of Random House and a luxury apartment complex The City of New York (or sometimes referred to as The House) is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher. It is owned by Bertelsmann, a transnational media corporation. Bertelsmann AG is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835 based in Gütersloh, Germany. Random House is the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. An umbrella brand is a high altitude articulation of difference and benefits with several sub-conversations captured beneath

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Random House, US

Random House US was founded in 1925[1] by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, when they acquired the Modern Library imprint. Bennett Alfred Cerf ( May 25, 1898 - August 27, 1971) was a publisher and co-founder of Random House, also known for his own compilations The Modern Library, a current division of Random House Publishers was founded in 1917 by Albert Boni and Horace Liveright. In the Publishing Industry, an imprint can refer to two different things It can mean a Brand name under which a work is published Cerf is quoted as saying, "We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random," which suggested the name Random House. [2]

Its American imprints currently include the Bantam Dell Publishing Group, the Crown Publishing Group including Three Rivers Press, the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, the Knopf Publishing Group, the Random House Audio Publishing Group, the Random House Diversified Publishing Group, the Random House Information Group, the Random House Ballantine Publishing Group, and Random House Ventures. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bantam Books is a major US publishing house owned by Random House and is part of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group Dell Publishing was an American publisher of Books, Magazines, and Comic books. The Crown Publishing Group is a Subsidiary of Random House, the world's largest book publisher Three Rivers Press is the trade paperback imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House. The Doubleday Publishing Group is the fifth largest Book Publishing company in the world Alfred A Knopf Inc is a New York publishing house founded by Alfred A Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher The Ballantine Publishing Group, better known as Ballantine Books, is a major American book Publisher founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine. Del Rey Manga publishes English manga in North America. is the Manga -publishing Imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly

Random House entered reference publishing in 1947 with the American College Dictionary, which was followed in 1966 by its first unabridged dictionary. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. A dictionary is a book of alphabetically listed Words in a specific language with definitions etymologies pronunciations and other information or a book of alphabetically Today it publishes the Random House Webster's Unabridged and Random House Webster's College dictionaries, probably the main competitors for Merriam-Webster reference titles. The Random House Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged was the original name of a large American Dictionary, first published in 1966, and recently Merriam-Webster, which was originally the G & C Merriam Company of Springfield Massachusetts, is an American company that publishes reference books

The distinguished American publishers Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Alfred A Knopf Inc is a New York publishing house founded by Alfred A and Pantheon Books were acquired by Random House in 1960 and 1961, respectively; works continue to be published under these imprints with editorial independence, such as Everyman's Library, a series of classical literature reprints. Pantheon Books is an American imprint with Editorial independence that is part of the Knopf Publishing Group which was acquired by Random House Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Everyman's Library is a series of reprinted classic literature currently published by Alfred A Random House has been the distributor for Shambhala Publications since 1974. Shambhala Publications is an independent Publishing company based in Boston Massachusetts. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. They also currently distribute Rizzoli Books, National Geographic Books, Steerforth Press, Wizards of the Coast, Vertical Books, Welcome Books, New York Review of Books, Titan Books, Other Press, Hatherleigh Press and DC Comics. Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of Games primarily based on Fantasy and The New York Review of Books (or NYREV or NYRB) is a semimonthly Magazine on Literature, Culture, and current Titan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company established in 1981 DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In 1998, Bertelsmann AG bought Random House and it soon went global. Bertelsmann AG is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835 based in Gütersloh, Germany. [3]

The publisher's main U. S. office is located at 1745 Broadway in Manhattan, in the 684-foot Random House Tower, completed in 2003 and spanning the entire west side of the block between West 55th Street and west 56th. Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The Random House Tower and Park Imperial is a 52-story mixed use tower in New York City that is used as the headquarter of Random House and a luxury apartment complex 55th Street is a two-mile-long one-way Street traveling east to west across Midtown Manhattan. Its lobby showcases floor-to-ceiling glassed-in bookcases filled with books published by the company's many imprints.

Random House, UK

In the United Kingdom, the Random House Group Limited comprises four divisions with different publishing remits: Random House, Transworld, Ebury Publishing and Random House Children's Books. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Transworld Publishers is a British publishing division of Random House and belongs to Bertelsmann, one of the world's largest media groups Ebury Publishing is a division of the Random House Group Ltd and is a leading Publisher of general Non-fiction books in the UK. Its imprints include Jonathan Cape, Harvill Secker, Chatto and Windus, Vintage together with Vintage Classics, Pimlico, Yellow Jersey, Century, Willian Heinemann, Hutchinson, Arrow, Random House Audio Books, Random House Business Books, Ebury Press, Vermilion, Rider, Bantam Press, Doubleday, Tamarind, Corgi, Black Swan, Fodor, Time Out, WaterBrook Press and Mainstream. Jonathan Cape was a British Publisher founded in 1919 as Jonathan Page and Company; the name was changed in 1921 and it took over the back list of Chatto and Windus has been since 1987 an Imprint of Random House, the publishers Vintage Books was founded in 1954 by Alfred A Knopf as a trade Paperback home for its authors Vintage Classics is a paperback publisher of contemporary fiction and non-fiction Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher Vermilion, sometimes spelled vermillion, when found naturally-occurring is an opaque orangish Red Pigment, used since antiquity originally derived Time Out is a Publishing company based in London, England. The company's best known product is the Time Out weekly listings Magazine

It also owns Tanoshimi, which publishes English manga in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Tanoshimi is a part of Random House a US based publisher Tanoshimi is an arm of the United Kingdom branch of the company and is used for the publication of new English English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world One imprint in the Random House Children's Books division is Dell Laurel-Leaf Books, which publishes young adult novels. Young-adult fiction (often abbreviated as YA fiction, or simply YA) is Fiction written for published for or marketed to adolescents roughly between the The name is a carryover from Dell Publishing, formerly a separate company from Random House. Dell Publishing was an American publisher of Books, Magazines, and Comic books. Other subsidiaries include Mandarin Publishing, which focuses on titles in speculative fiction. Speculative fiction is a term used as an inclusive descriptor covering a group of Fiction Genres that speculate about worlds that are unlike the real world in

The UK Random House offices are based in Pimlico and Ealing, both in London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Pimlico is a small area of central London in the City of Westminster that is primarily residential and well known for its collection of small hotels and impressive Ealing is a Town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is a Suburban development situated 7

Random House, Germany

Verlagsgruppe Random House is the second largest book publisher in Germany with 30+ imprints as of April 2008, including historic publishing houses Goldmann and Heyne. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Goldmann is one of the largest Publishing houses in Germany. Founded on 21 June 1922 by Wilhelm Goldmann in Leipzig, It is headquartered in Munich. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany.

Random House, Canada

Random House of Canada was established in 1944 as the Canadian distributor of Random House Books. In 1986 the company established its own indigenous Canadian publishing program that has become one of the most successful in Canadian history.

Random House elsewhere

Random House also operates branches in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and South Korea. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː [4] In Australia offices are in Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 In New Zealand it is based in Glenfield, Auckland, while Random House's Indian headquarters are located in New Delhi. Suburb The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India.

Subsidiaries and affiliates

See also

References

  1. ^ BERTELSMANN'S CLUBS GO TO RANDOM HOUSE
  2. ^ [1] Bennet Alfred Cerf Biography
  3. ^ Random House Company History, from http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Random-House-Inc-Company-History.html. Rider is a publishing Imprint of Ebury Publishing, a Random House division Time Out is a Publishing company based in London, England. The company's best known product is the Time Out weekly listings Magazine Villard is a publishing Imprint of Random House. Chatto and Windus has been since 1987 an Imprint of Random House, the publishers Xlibris is a Philadelphia -based Self-publishing and on-demand printing services provider founded in 1997 Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House. is the Manga -publishing Imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division The Ballantine Publishing Group, better known as Ballantine Books, is a major American book Publisher founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine. Everyman Chess is a major publisher of books and CDs about Chess. The media of New York City are internationally influential and include some of the most important newspapers largest publishing houses most prolific television studios and Accessed April 13, 2008.
  4. ^ (Korean) Random House Korea web site

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