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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2002 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Executive vice president and publisher Louise Burke Vice president and associate publisher Scott Shannon |
| Products | Books |
| Owner | Endeavor |
| Parent | WWE (TKO Group Holdings) |
WWE Books is a subsidiary of World Wrestling Entertainment, a division of TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings, created in 2002 to publish autobiographies of and fiction based on WWE personalities, behind-the-scenes guides to WWE, illustrated books, calendars, young adult books, and other general nonfiction books. The majority of WWE Books are published by Pocket Books, part of the Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group. Simon & Schuster UK and Simon & Schuster Australia are the publishers of WWE books in the United Kingdom and Australia. Simon & Schuster publish multiple titles yearly, based on the personalities, programming, storylines, and other topics of interest to WWE and its fans.[1]
In 2014, WWE Books and DK Publishing entered a multi-year publishing partnership to distribute and market WWE book releases on a global scale. The agreement also included digital and various subsidiary rights. DK has published a variety of titles including commemorative books, sticker books, historical guides, autobiographies and encyclopedias.[2]
WWE Books are published in hardcover and large print editions, trade and mass market paperback, in audio on cassette and compact disc, and in eBook editions.
- ^ "WWE and Simon & Schuster Announce New Publishing Partnership". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. May 27, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ "DK Publishing and WWE Announce Global Partnership". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
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