Sourcebooks
| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Naperville, Illinois |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Key people | Dominique Raccah |
| Publication types |
Books eBooks Calendars Apps e-commerce |
| Official website | www |
Sourcebooks, Inc., is a book publisher located in Naperville, Illinois, in the western suburbs of Chicago. The company publishes books, ebooks, and digital products in most consumer categories, including adult fiction, adult nonfiction (including college guides, memoir, history, gift books, and reference books), children's books, young adult, and romance fiction. Its imprints include:
The company was founded in 1987 by Dominique Raccah as a business and finance publisher. Raccah cashed in $17,000 from her retirement fund to start the press. Since that early start, it has expanded into most categories of trade publishing and has created more than 60 New York Times and USA Today bestselling titles, dozens of national bestsellers, and numerous category bestsellers (such as the Fiske Guide to Colleges and The Complete Book of Baby Names). In 2011 it was publishing more than 300 books and calendars a year, had 75 employees, and was focusing on innovation within the digital transformation of the book industry. By 2015, the publisher had reached 120 employees spread across a diverse list of adult, children's, and young adult books, in addition to its rapidly expanding e-commerce businesses. Noted as the largest woman-owned trade book publisher in the United States, the publisher is also creating mobile apps and several websites on behalf of authors, licenses, and brands.
In 2013, the publisher launched a personalized book engine with its Put Me In The Story application and website and has added brands such as Sesame Street, the Berenstain Bears, and Hello Kitty, in addition to authors and illustrators such as Nancy Tillman. Later additions to Put Me In The Story included Curious George and characters from Disney and Nickelodeon, among others. In 2013, it acquired motivational and inspirational book publisher Simple Truths, which specializes in direct-to-consumer publishing.
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