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George Parmly Day and Clarence Day founded Yale University Press in 1908. The two grandsons of newspaper magnate Benjamin Day approached publishing with business acumen that was rare for the time.
Yale University Press publishes approximately 300 new hardcover and 150 new paperback books annually. The press maintains a backlist of about 5,000 titles that continue to generate revenue and cultural impact.
Yale University Press became a department of Yale University in 1961. This transition granted the press financial and operational autonomy that allowed it to take risks other university presses could not.
The Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition launched in 1919. Howard Buck became the inaugural winner and launched a tradition that continues to this day.
The Yale Nota Bene imprint was announced on the 22nd of September 2000. It features reprints of best-selling and classic Yale Press titles encompassing works of history, religion, science, current affairs, reference and biography, in addition to fiction, poetry and drama.
In 2007, the press acquired the Anchor Bible Series, a collection of more than 115 volumes of biblical scholarship from the Doubleday Publishing Group. This acquisition expanded its reach into religious studies and solidified its role as a leader in theological publishing.