Westend Verlag
The Westend Verlag publishing house was founded in January 2004 in Frankfurt, by Mark J. Karsten and Michael Morganti, first as a" one-book-publishing ": The title "50 einfache Dinge, die Sie tun können, um die Welt zu retten" appeared in September of that year and quickly became a huge success. The theme of the program are non-fiction books on topics such as politics, economy, society and ecology. Among the authors Jean-Christophe Ammann, Justus Frantz, Rainer Hunold, Albrecht Müller and Peter Zudeick
Westend Verlag
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- 2004.
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- Frankfurt and Neu-Isenburg.
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The Westend Verlag publishing house was founded in January 2004 in Frankfurt, by Mark J. Karsten and Michael Morganti, first as a" one-book-publishing ": The title "50 einfache Dinge, die Sie tun können, um die Welt zu retten" appeared in September of that year and quickly became a huge success. The theme of the program are non-fiction books on topics such as politics, economy, society and ecology. Among the authors Jean-Christophe Ammann, Justus Frantz, Rainer Hunold, Albrecht Müller and Peter Zudeick
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- 1.Christina Lenz. Bücher kämpfen gegen Kapitalismus. Frankfurter Rundschau. 2019-01-13.
- 2.Interview mit Markus J. Karsten, Westend Verlag / „Die klare Ausrichtung bringt uns viele Sympathien ein“. Börsenblatt. 2016-02-26.
- 3.Impressum. Overton Magazin.
- 4.Westend mit vier Titeln in den Top 20 der Bestsellerliste. 2020-10-14.
- 5.Die Preisträger 2019/20. 2021-11-01.
- 6.Michael Roesler-Graichen. „Natürliche Erweiterung“. 2022.
- 7.Florian Balke. 20 Jahre Westend Verlag: Warum der Frankfurter Westend Verlag erfolgreich ist. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Online. 2024-09-07.
- 8.Über den Verlag.
- 9.Der alternative Imperialismus. Börsenblatt. 2020-05-22.
- 10.Wie aus Kayvan Soufi-Siavash der Verschwörungsideologe Ken Jebsen wurde, spiegel.de 17. Juni 2020.
- 11.Nicholas Potter: Mit Vollgas gegen die Brandmauer. In taz vom 30. Januar 2026, S. 8 (taz.de).
- 12.Daniel Keil. Westend-Verlag: Der Weg nach rechts. nd. 2026-03-27.
- 13.Michael Maier. Westend-Verlag wehrt sich gegen Autoren: „Große Worte mit wenig Grundierung“ In einem Offenen Brief werfen Autoren dem Westend-Verlag einen Rechtsruck vor. Der Geschäftsführer Markus J. Karsten (im Interview) sagt: Lasst uns über Argumente reden. Berliner Zeitung. 2026-05-23.
- 14.Westend Verlag: Offener Brief gegen Verlag wegen »Nius«-Buchs. 2026-05-20. 2195-1349.
- 15.Autoren distanzieren sich vom Westend Verlag. Börsenblatt. 2026-05-21.
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