Alpha Books
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Parent company | Dorling Kindersley (Penguin Random House) |
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Founded | 1991 |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Official website | us.penguingroup.com |
Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Random House, is an American publisher best known for its Complete Idiot's Guides series. It began as a division of Macmillan. Pearson Education acquired Macmillan General Reference from Simon & Schuster in 1999. Alpha moved from Pearson Education to Penguin Group in 2003. Alpha became part of sister company DK in 2012.[1]
As of 2021, the Complete Idiot's Guides contains over 120 books.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Dorling Kindersley relaunches Idiot's Guide series | The Bookseller". Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "Idiot's Guides". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
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- Book publishing companies based in New York (state)
- Penguin Random House
- Publishing companies established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in New York (state)
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