Workman Publishing Company

Workman Publishing Company is a publisher of primarily non-fiction print and audio books along with calendars with annual sales of over $25 million. Located in New York City, New York, the publisher works under several imprints with offices located throughout the United States. Peter Workman founded the company in 1968 when he published the book "Yoga 28-Day Exercise Plan". Two thirds of the books published by the company remain in print. [ cite web| title=Company Factsheet | url=http://www.hoovers.com/workman-publishing/--ID__117117--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml?cm_ven=Biz_Dev&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Free&cm_ite=Factsheet
accessdate=2007-07-07
date=2007-07-07 |work=Hoovers |publisher=D&B Company ] in 2006, Workman joined Random House, Scholastic and other publishers in a new effort to promote their books using movie trailer like videos published via internet based media sites such as YouTube.com. Videos were produced by the publisher as well as students through a video production contest. [cite news | first=Claudia H. | last=Deutsch | coauthors= | title= Book publishers are selling words with pictures | date=2006-08-02 | publisher= | url =http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/02/business/adco03.php | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-07 | language = ]

Notable publications

Workman is best known for its Page-A-Day Calendar series covering a variety of topics and the 1,000 Places to See Before You Die book, calendar, and television program. [cite news | title = Lists of Best-Selling Books | url = http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/06/14/ap3822392.html | date = 2007-06-14 ] It publishes the pregnancy guide "What to Expect When You're Expecting", which has over 13 million copies in print. [">cite news | title = Expecting Trouble: The Book They Love to Hate | publisher = The New York Times | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/fashion/thursdaystyles/15EXPECT.html?ex=1184558400&en=d80f4606b4051ece&ei=5070 | last = Kantor | first = Jodi | date = September 17, 2005 | accessdate = 2007-07-15 ] , many of Sandra Boynton's children's books, and Brain Quest. [cite news | title = On a Quest For Smarter Kids | url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA601494.html | date = 2005-05-16 ] Workman has also published many widely regarded cookbooks, including Steven Raichlen's "The Barbecue Bible" series and Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso's "The Silver Palate Cookbook".

Design language

Workman's flagship imprint is known for a very information-dense layout inspired by magazine publishers, with large amounts of illustration and a heavy reliance on sidebars to convey information not directly stated in the text itself.

Imprints

Algonquin Books

Located in Chapel Hill, NC, Algonquin Books was founded as a small independent trade publisher in 1982 by Louis D. Rubin Jr. and Shannon Ravenel. In 1989 the company was acquired by Workman Publishing. Algonquin retains editorial control over works of fiction while Workman must approve non-fiction books. In 1990, Rubin turned control of Algonquin to his son Robert and to Ravenel. Algonquin still maintains its offices in Chapel Hill, NC and publishes 20-25 new titles each year, including the annual anthology New Stories From the South. Algonquin's authors focus on fiction, particularly with characters and topics from the Southern United States.

Black Dog & Leventhal

Located in New York City, Black Dog & Leventhal specializes in moderately priced cooking, history, and other non-fiction books. In 2006, the company launched a new program to republish low priced hardcover editions of Agatha Christie mysteries. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Black Dog & Leventhal Launching Christie Campaign |url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6332778.html |format= |work= |publisher=Library Journal |id= |pages= |page= |date=2006-05-10 |accessdate= |language= |quote= ]

One of Black Dog & Leventhal's best selling books is "Where Are They Buried? How Did They Die?".

torey Publishing

Storey Publishing was founded in 1983 in North Adams, Massachusetts. The company specializes in do-it-yourself books on gardening, crafts, nature, backyard building and other outdoor topics as varied as building your own log cabin and tanning leather yourself. Storey also publishes nature, horse and craft books aimed at young readers under the Storey Kids imprint.

Timber Press

Founded in 1978 in Portland, Oregon, Timber Press's first book, J. D. Vertrees's Japanese Maples, is still in print. Timber focuses on more advanced gardening topics targeted at horticulturists, botanists, naturalists, and landscape professionals.

HighBridge Audio

HighBridge Audio produces spoken word audio cassettes, CDs and downloadable audio books. The company was founded by Minnesota Public Radio to produce and distribute recordings of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and continutes to produce approximately 45 titles each year. The company is best known for publishing public-radio related titles as well as Oprah’s Book Club titles. HighBridge makes use of two readers in its audio book production for works primarily involving 2 main characters. [cite news | first=Diane | last=Kristine | coauthors= | title=Book Reviews | date=2006-02-14 | publisher= | url =http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/print.ssf?/mtlogs/cleve_bookreviews/archives/print112673.html | work =Cleveland Plain Dealer | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-07 | language = ]

External links

* [http://www.workman.com/ Workman Publishing]
* [http://www.algonquin.com/ Algonquin Books]
* [http://www.bdlev.com/products/ Black Dog & Leventhal]
* [http://www.storey.com/ Storey Publishing]
* [http://www.timberpress.com Timber Press]
* [http://www.highbridgeaudio.com/ HighBridge Audio]
* [http://www.pageaday.com/ Page-A-Day Calendars]
* [http://www.brainquest.com/ Brain Quest]
* [http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Algonquin_Books_of_Chapel_Hill.html Inventory of the Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Records] at the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill.

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