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| Parent company | Perseus LLC - Lagardère SCA |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Frank Pearl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Key people | David Steinberger (President and CEO) |
| Imprints | 12 |
| Official website | www |
Perseus Books Group was an American publishing company founded in 1996 by investor Frank Pearl.[1] Perseus acquired the trade publishing division of Addison-Wesley (including the Merloyd Lawrence imprint) in 1997.[2]
In 2005, Perseus acquired Client Distribution Services, the former distribution arm of Random House.[3][4][5] It was named Publisher of the Year in 2007 by Publishers Weekly magazine for its role in taking on publishers formerly distributed by Publishers Group West and acquiring Avalon Publishing Group.[1] In January 2007, the Perseus Books Group purchased Avalon Publishing Group, the parent company of Carroll & Graf and Thunder's Mouth Press;[6] the purchaser folded both imprints and stopped publishing books under those names in May 2007.[7]
In 2014, following the bankruptcy auction of Good Books assets, Skyhorse Publishing sold the Mayo Clinic line to Perseus. It was then incorporated and released through Perseus' Da Capo Lifelong imprint. [8]
After the death of Frank Pearl, Perseus was sold to Centre Lane Partners in 2015, a private equity firm.[9] In April 2016, its name and publishing business was acquired by Hachette Book Group and its distribution business by Ingram Content Group.[10]
In December 2018, Hachette Books became an imprint of the Perseus Books division. Concurrently, Da Capo Press and Da Capo's Lifelong became part of Hachette.[11]
- ^ a b Millot, Jim (December 3, 2007). "Publisher of the Year". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ "Perseus Books Buys Addison-Wesley Unit". The New York Times. December 22, 1997. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ Milliot |, Jim. "Executive Group to Acquire Random's Distribution Division". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Sale in Publishing Services". The New York Times. April 4, 2005. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "CDS CEO Leaves After Perseus Acquires Company, Merges Units | Authorlink". Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Milliot, Jim (November 1, 2007). "Perseus to Buy Avalon; Eyes PGW Pubs". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Milliot, Jim (May 10, 2007). "Perseus Folds Two Imprints, Sells Another". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010.
- ^ Milliot, Jim. "Skyhorse Gets Good Books, Sells Mayo Titles to Perseus". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Milliot, Jim (February 3, 2015). "New Investor for Perseus Books Group". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Natasha Onwuemezi, "Perseus sale to Hachette Book Group completed", The Bookseller, 1 April 2016
- ^ "Hachette Book Group Reorganizes Lines, Announces About 25 Layoffs As DiPreta Departs". Publishers Lunch. November 13, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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