Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe
German-language trade publishing group that presents itself to readers under the brand "Penguin".
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Overview
Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe describes itself as the leading German-language trade publishing group and part of the international Penguin Random House publishing group; together they belong to the media company Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA. It states that its publishers and authors are presented to readers under the brand "Penguin" in its marketing activities, and that its books and audiobooks come from more than 45 publishers. It reports almost 1,000 employees and locations in Munich, Gütersloh, Berlin and Stuttgart, where independent teams of over 40 publishers work on programmes for printed books, audiobooks and e-books.
History
Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe states that penguin.de is the new digital home of the publishers and authors of the group, and that in its marketing activities it appears to readers under the brand "Penguin" — for example on social media platforms, in its newsletter, at book fairs and on this website. It describes itself as the leading German-language trade publishing group and part of the international Penguin Random House publishing group; together, it states, they belong to the media company Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, whose origins go back to the C. Bertelsmann Verlag founded in 1835. It reports almost 1,000 employees and locations in Munich, Gütersloh, Berlin and Stuttgart, where independent teams of over 40 publishers work on programmes for printed books, audiobooks and e-books.
Products and positioning
Self-described leading German-language trade publishing group and part of the international Penguin Random House publishing group.
Product categories. printed books · audiobooks · e-books
Sources5 sources
- 1Penguin: Alle Bücher, Hörbücher & eBooks aus über 40 Verlagenpenguin.de
- 2Über uns - Alles zur Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppepenguin.de
- 3Sports Romance Bücher: Die heißesten Titel von F1 bis Eishockey | Penguin empfiehltpenguin.de
- 4Romane über Freundschaft: Die 8 besten Tipps | Penguin empfiehltpenguin.de
- 5Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppewikidata.org
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