Alpha Books
Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Random House, is an American publisher best known for its Complete Idiot's Guides series. It began as a division of Macmillan. Pearson Education acquired Macmillan General Reference (MGR) from Simon & Schuster in 1998 and retained Complete Idiot's Guides while the rest of MGR was sold to IDG Books.
Alpha Books
- Founded
- 1991
- Headquarters
- United States
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Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Random House, is an American publisher best known for its Complete Idiot's Guides series. It began as a division of Macmillan. Pearson Education acquired Macmillan General Reference (MGR) from Simon & Schuster in 1998 and retained Complete Idiot's Guides while the rest of MGR was sold to IDG Books.
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Alpha moved from Pearson Education to Penguin Group in 2003. Alpha became part of sister company DK in 2012.
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• Parent — Dorling Kindersley (Penguin Random House) • Founded — 1991 • Country — United States • Headquarters — Indianapolis, Indiana • Url — https: www.dk.com
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