Bonus Books
Bonus Books is an American book publisher based in Los Angeles, California. The company publishes approximately 30 books per year, primarily "how to" books on subjects such as casino gambling, sports biographies, broadcasting and journalism. Frequent authors include Frank Scoblete and John Grochowski.
Bonus Books
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- Bonus Books
- Founded
- 1972
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles
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Bonus Books is an American book publisher based in Los Angeles, California. The company publishes approximately 30 books per year, primarily "how to" books on subjects such as casino gambling, sports biographies, broadcasting and journalism. Frequent authors include Frank Scoblete and John Grochowski.
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Overview
An additional imprint is Volt Press.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Bonus Books • Parent — Rowman & Littlefield • Status — Active • Headquarters — Chicago, Illinois (1972–2002) Los Angeles, California (2002–present) • Country — United States • Distribution — Worldwide • Publications — Books • Imprints — Volt Press • Url — https: rowman.com/Action/Search/COP/Bonus%20Books • Owner — Rowman & Littlefield
History
History
The company was established in the 1970s and was based in Chicago, Illinois until 2002, when it was acquired by a Los Angeles publishing executive, Jeffrey Stern, who had previously published Details magazine. Bonus Books is currently owned by Rowman & Littlefield.
Selected titles
Selected titles
• The Divorce Lawyers’ Guide to Staying Married • Best Newspaper Writing • Broadcast Voice Handbook • Get the Edge • Covering Catastrophe • The Slot Machine Answer Book • Straight Whisky: A Living History of Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll on the Sunset Strip • Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It
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1972
Bonus Books established.
1972
Bonus Books is recorded from 1972.
1998
Mahi-yi Sia-hi Koochaloo (The Little Black Fish) + 2 Bonus Books, Persian Language (1998) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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