Deseret Book Co.
 
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| Parent company | Deseret Management Corporation (LDS Church) |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Founder | George Q. Cannon |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Key people | Sheri L. Dew, CEO |
| Publication types | Books, art, teaching aids |
| Nonfiction topics | Mormonism "Values-based" subjects |
| Imprints | Deseret Book Bookcraft Eagle Gate Shadow Mountain Covenant Communications |
| No. of employees | 150 (headquarters) 800–900 (overall) |
| Official website | DeseretBook.com |
Deseret Book (
i/dɛz.əˈrɛt./) is the largest Latter-day Saint book publisher and also owns a chain of LDS bookstores in the Western United States. Over 150 people work in its Salt Lake City headquarters.
Deseret Book is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, the holding company for business firms owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Deseret Book is a for-profit corporation registered in Utah. Deseret Book publishes under four imprints with media ranging from works explaining LDS theology and doctrine, LDS-related fiction, electronic resources, and sound recordings such as Mormon Tabernacle Choir albums.
The Deseret Book Company was created in 1919 from a merger of the Deseret News Bookstore and the Deseret Sunday School Union Bookstore. Both of these Utah bookstores trace their roots to George Q. Cannon, a Latter-day Saint General Authority. "Deseret" is a word from the Book of Mormon that is said to mean "honeybee."
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