- Profile Books
Profile Books is a British independent
publishing firm founded in 1996 to publish stimulatingnon-fiction . It publishes across a wide range of subjects includinghistory ,biography ,memoir ,politics ,current affairs ,travel andpopular science . It also publishes allThe Economist Books.In 2003 it published its first million copy seller, "
Eats, Shoots & Leaves " byLynne Truss . This book was the number one bestsellingnon-fiction title for 30 weeks and the Book of the Year at theBritish Book Awards 2004. Profile Books was awarded the Small Publisher of the Year award at the same event.In 2006 Profile Books was again the recipient of the Small Publisher of the Year award, its third win since it was formed. It had previously won the "
Sunday Times " award three years into its existence.In January 2007 Profile Books acquired
Serpent’s Tail , bringing together two of the most distinctive, highly regarded and fiercely independent small publishers in London.Other bestsellers include "
Does Anything Eat Wasps? " and "Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? " in association withNew Scientist magazine.Profile Books is distributed in the UK by
Random House , who are part of the largest publisher in the world, and currently sold byFaber & Faber .External links
* [http://www.profilebooks.com/ Official site]
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