Who owns Virgin Books?
Virgin Books is 90% owned by Random House, through its United Kingdom division, which acquired that stake in March 2007. The remaining 10% is held by the Virgin Group, the company originally founded by Richard Branson.
Questions about Virgin Books
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What is the history of Virgin Books and Doctor Who?
Virgin Books published the Doctor Who New Adventures, officially licensed novels that continued the series after its 1989 cancellation, from 1991 to 1997. The company also published Doctor Who reference books under the Doctor Who Books imprint from 1992 to 1998.
What is the Black Lace imprint and when did it start?
Black Lace is a Virgin Books imprint that began publishing in 1993, specialising in erotica and erotic romance written by female authors for heterosexual female readers. By its fifteen-year anniversary in 2008 it had published over 250 titles and sold more than three million books. The line was relaunched in 2012 after a pause in new titles.
What books has Richard Branson published through Virgin Books?
Richard Branson published his autobiography Losing My Virginity through Virgin Books in 1998, which became an international best-seller. His follow-up, Business Stripped Bare, was published in September 2008.
When did Virgin Books become part of Random House?
Random House acquired a 90% stake in Virgin Books in March 2007. In November 2009, Virgin became an independent imprint within Ebury Publishing, a division of the Random House Group.
What company did Virgin Books acquire that had the Target Books imprint?
Virgin purchased WH Allen, a publisher well known among Doctor Who fans for its Target Books imprint. Virgin Books was incorporated into WH Allen in 1989, and in 1991 WH Allen was renamed Virgin Publishing Ltd.