Thomas Nelson (publisher)

Thomas Nelson
Parent companyHarperCollins
Founded1798
1854 (US)
FounderThomas Nelson
Country of originScotland
Headquarters locationNashville, Tennessee
Key people
  • Mark Schoenwald (President & CEO)
  • Tom Knight (Senior Vice President – Sales)
Publication typesBibles, books, curriculum, digital content
RevenueIncrease$237.8 million (2005)
Owner(s)HarperCollins (News Corp)
No. of employeesApproximately 450
Official websitewww.thomasnelson.com

Thomas Nelson is a publishing firm that began in West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1798, as the namesake of its founder. It is a subsidiary of HarperCollins, the publishing unit of News Corp. It describes itself as a "world leading publisher and provider of Christian content".[1]

Its most successful title to date is Heaven Is for Real.[2] In Canada, the Nelson imprint is used for educational publishing. In the United Kingdom, it was an independent publisher until 1962, and later became part of the educational imprint Nelson Thornes.

  1. ^ "Company Profile". Thomas Nelson. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ "'Heaven Is for Real' Best Seller Reaches One Million eBooks Sold". prnewswire.com (Press release). Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

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