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| − | '''Bantam Books''' is an US publisher and was established in 1945. The company is now owned | + | '''Bantam Books''' is an US publisher and was established in 1945. The company is now owned Bertelsmann and is a company of [[Random House]], Inc. In 1999, ''Bantam Books'' and [[Dell]] Publishing merged to form the [[Bantam Dell Publishing Group]], the largest division of [[Random House]], Inc. |
Once a large [[Paperback|paperback]] and [[Category Romance|category romance]] publisher with the imprints [[Loveswept]] and [[Sweet Valley]], Bantam now publishes a few select imprints. The list of writers includes the crime novelists Elizabeth George, [[Iris Johansen]], [[Tami Hoag]], Dean Koontz and Louis L'Amour, one of bestselling writers of all time. | Once a large [[Paperback|paperback]] and [[Category Romance|category romance]] publisher with the imprints [[Loveswept]] and [[Sweet Valley]], Bantam now publishes a few select imprints. The list of writers includes the crime novelists Elizabeth George, [[Iris Johansen]], [[Tami Hoag]], Dean Koontz and Louis L'Amour, one of bestselling writers of all time. | ||
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| + | In the UK '''Bantam''' is an imprint of [[Transworld Publishers]], also a company of [[Random House]], Inc. | ||
The ISBN-range is 0-553-, now 978-0-553- | The ISBN-range is 0-553-, now 978-0-553- | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 17 July 2008
Bantam Books is an US publisher and was established in 1945. The company is now owned Bertelsmann and is a company of Random House, Inc. In 1999, Bantam Books and Dell Publishing merged to form the Bantam Dell Publishing Group, the largest division of Random House, Inc.
Once a large paperback and category romance publisher with the imprints Loveswept and Sweet Valley, Bantam now publishes a few select imprints. The list of writers includes the crime novelists Elizabeth George, Iris Johansen, Tami Hoag, Dean Koontz and Louis L'Amour, one of bestselling writers of all time.
In the UK Bantam is an imprint of Transworld Publishers, also a company of Random House, Inc.
The ISBN-range is 0-553-, now 978-0-553-
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Current Imprints
- Bantam Classics - reissues of classic titles, like William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Mark Twain
- Bantam Discovery - an imprint for new authors
- Bantam Spectra - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Speculative novels
