Curated category
Book publishing companies based in New York (state)
- Vintage BooksAlfred A. Knopf launched Vintage Books in 1954 as a trade paperback imprint within his own publishing house. This move arrived at a time when paperbacks were…
- St. Martin's PressMacmillan Publishers of the UK founded St. Martin's Press in 1952. The new company took its name from a London street called St Martin's Lane.
- Simon & SchusterIn 1924, Richard Simon and Max Schuster launched a publishing house in New York City with just $500 of pooled capital. Their first product was not a novel or…
- Oxford University PressThe year 1478 marked the first book printed in Oxford, establishing a tradition that would eventually become the largest university press in the world.
- New York University PressChancellor Elmer Ellsworth Brown established New York University Press in 1916. The press began operations that same year under his direct supervision.
- Random HouseIn 1927, two businessmen named Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer established Random House as an imprint of Modern Library.
- Bantam BooksThe year 1945 marked the birth of Bantam Books. Walter B. Pitkin Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine established the company with funding…
- HarperCollinsHarperCollins traces its name to two companies that never met until one man decided to buy them both. James Harper and his brother John founded J & J Harper…
- Columbia University PressMay 1893 marked the birth of Columbia University Press within New York City. The institution emerged from Columbia University to serve academic needs.
- Free Press (publisher)Jeremiah Kaplan and Charles Liebman established Free Press in 1947. They chose the name to signal a commitment to civil liberties.
- Viking PressHarold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheimer established Viking Press in New York City on the 1st of March 1925. They chose a name that evoked enterprise…
- Harper (publisher)James Harper and his brother John started their book publishing business in New York City in 1817. They called the firm J. & J. Harper.
- Alfred A. KnopfIn 1915, Alfred A. Knopf Sr. and Blanche Knopf launched a publishing house with just $5,000 from his father Samuel Knopf.
- Cornell University PressCornell University Press began its life in 1869 inside the College of the Mechanic Arts. This college taught mechanical engineering during the nineteenth…
- Ace BooksAaron A. Wyn hired editor Donald A. Wollheim in 1952 after a mistaken phone call from his wife Rose. The first book released that year was Keith Vining's Too…
- New American LibraryThe year 1948 marked the birth of New American Library in New York City. Victor Weybright and Kurt Enoch purchased Penguin Books' assets to create this new…
- Henry Holt and CompanyHenry Holt and Company opened its doors in 1866. Two men named Henry Holt and Frederick Leypoldt started the business together.
- Three Rivers PressThree Rivers Press takes its name from geography: the Harlem, East, and Hudson rivers that border Manhattan. Behind that name sits one of New York…
- DAW BooksDonald A. Wollheim and his wife Elsie B. Wollheim established DAW Books in 1971 after leaving Ace Books. The couple claimed their new venture was the first…
- Pantheon BooksIn 1942, Kurt Wolff and Helen Wolff opened Pantheon Books in New York City. They had fled Europe to escape fascism and the Holocaust.
- Syracuse University PressAugust 1943 marked the birth of Syracuse University Press. President William P. Tolley made a promise to Thomas J. Watson that day.
- PublicAffairsPeter Osnos launched PublicAffairs in 1997 to publish non-mainstream non-fiction focused on politics and current affairs.
- Fordham University PressThe Fordham University Press opened its doors in 1907 as a division of Fordham University. It stands today as the oldest Catholic university press in the…
- Prometheus BooksAugust 1969 marked the birth of Prometheus Books in Amherst, New York. Philosopher Paul Kurtz established this publishing house with a specific mission.
- Ballantine BooksIan Ballantine announced a new plan in 1952 that would change how books reached readers. He offered trade publishers simultaneous hardcover and paperback…
- Dover PublicationsHayward and Blanche Cirker opened their book business in 1941 from an apartment building called The Dover in Forest Hills South, Queens.
- Charles Scribner's SonsThe year 1846 marked the beginning of a publishing dynasty when Charles Scribner I and Isaac D. Baker opened their doors in New York City as Baker & Scribner.
- Farrar, Straus and GirouxRoger W. Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar established Farrar, Straus, and Company in 1945. Their first book was Yank: The G.I.
- Berghahn BooksMarion Berghahn established a new publishing house in 1994. The company began operations with a clear mission to serve the humanities and social sciences.
- Cambria PressThe year 2006 marked the birth of Cambria Press in Amherst, New York. This independent academic publisher began its operations with a clear mission to serve…
- Manning PublicationsMarjan Bace and Lee Fitzpatrick established Manning Publications in 1990 as a book packaging business. They operated with most of the established technical…
- Scholastic CorporationMaurice R. Robinson stood near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1920 to launch a small publishing venture. The first publication was The Western Pennsylvania…
- Hippocrene BooksGeorge Blagowidow arrived in New York City in 1951 after surviving the Nazi occupation and escaping communist Europe from Poland.