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'''Random House, Inc'''. | {{Infobox Company | ||
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'''Random House, Inc'''. is an [[United States of America|American]] publishing company founded in 1927. The company published [[Piccadilly Press]] books for the US market including ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' in 1985 and ''[[The Companions (reference book)|The Companions]]'' in 1986. In 1998, it was purchased by [[Germany|German]] transnational media corporation Bertelsmann AG. The brand name of the publisher is used by Bertelsmann in many countries and Random House touts itself as the world's largest English language general trade book publisher. <ref>http://www.randomhouse.biz/ourpublishers/</ref> | |||
Random House gained majority shareholding for [[BBC Books]] in | Random House gained majority shareholding for [[BBC Books]] in 2006 and [[Virgin Publishing]] in 2007. Both currently exist as imprints in the company's division, Ebury Publishing. As an imprint, BBC Books has continued to print new ''Doctor Who'' material. Virgin's 2005 book ''[[Who's Next: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who]]'' has been kept in print since the acquisition of Virgin. | ||
In July 2013, Random House merged with [[Penguin Books|Penguin Group]], combining to become | |||
[[Penguin Random House]]. Random House remained a distinct publishing group under Penguin Random House. | |||
== | In December 2013, after the passing of audiobook publisher [[AudioGO]] into administration, Random House obtained the rights to AudioGo's BBC-licenced content - including audiobooks and audio dramas based on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' - for the UK and the rest of the world excluding North America, Australia and New Zealand. <ref>http://www.thebookseller.com/news/audiogos-bbc-titles-signed-random-house.html</ref> | ||
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*[http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/ Random House's UK website] | == Footnotes == | ||
*[http://www.eburypublishing.co.uk/index.asp Ebury Publishing division website] | {{Reflist}} | ||
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== External links == | |||
* [http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/ Random House's UK website] | |||
* [http://www.eburypublishing.co.uk/index.asp Ebury Publishing division website] | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:39, 3 May 2024
Random House, Inc. is an American publishing company founded in 1927. The company published Piccadilly Press books for the US market including Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out in 1985 and The Companions in 1986. In 1998, it was purchased by German transnational media corporation Bertelsmann AG. The brand name of the publisher is used by Bertelsmann in many countries and Random House touts itself as the world's largest English language general trade book publisher. [1]
Random House gained majority shareholding for BBC Books in 2006 and Virgin Publishing in 2007. Both currently exist as imprints in the company's division, Ebury Publishing. As an imprint, BBC Books has continued to print new Doctor Who material. Virgin's 2005 book Who's Next: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who has been kept in print since the acquisition of Virgin.
In July 2013, Random House merged with Penguin Group, combining to become Penguin Random House. Random House remained a distinct publishing group under Penguin Random House.
In December 2013, after the passing of audiobook publisher AudioGO into administration, Random House obtained the rights to AudioGo's BBC-licenced content - including audiobooks and audio dramas based on Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures - for the UK and the rest of the world excluding North America, Australia and New Zealand. [2]
