Usborne Publishing
Usborne Publishing, often called Usborne Books, is a British publisher of children's books. Founded by Peter Usborne in 1973, Usborne Publishing uses an in-house team of writers, editors, and designers. One of its sales channels is Usborne Books at Home, a multi-level marketing operation founded in 1981.
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Usborne Publishing
- Founded
- 1973
- Founder
- Peter Usborne
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
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Usborne Publishing, often called Usborne Books, is a British publisher of children's books. Founded by Peter Usborne in 1973, Usborne Publishing uses an in-house team of writers, editors, and designers. One of its sales channels is Usborne Books at Home, a multi-level marketing operation founded in 1981.
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In the United States, Usborne books are sold and distributed to the retail trade through HarperCollins. Direct customer sales are made through PaperPie, the home business division of Educational Development Corporation.
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• Founder — Peter Usborne • Status — Active • Distribution — HarperCollins (UK trade, US trade, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India) Penguin Random House (South Africa) Educational Development Corporation (USA direct sales) • Genre — Children's literature • Country — United Kingdom • Headquarters — London • Numemployees — 210 (2014)
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Quicklinks were first introduced in 2000 as a way to incorporate the internet into modern reading habits. Peter Usborne has been quoted in the trade magazine The Bookseller as saying: "I initially thought that the internet would kill non-fiction, because teachers would tell children to use the internet to help with homework. But if you key in 'castles' [on a search engine], you get 900,000 possible websites. The internet is an inadequate resource for children."
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