Siglo del Hombre

Siglo del Hombre Editores S.A. — commonly shortened to Siglo, or Siglo | las formas del pensamiento — is a Colombian independent publishing house, specialized bookstore and distributor based in Bogotá. Since 1992 it has framed its mission as guaranteeing the free circulation of ideas that foster the inclusion of difference and the diversity of forms of thought, building from Colombia paths for the social communication of knowledge. The company describes its work as participating in the world of the book through four lines: publishing, bookselling, communication and distribution. On the publishing side, Siglo Editorial has issued more than 300 titles, concentrated in law, economics, cultural studies, philosophy and politics. Its catalogue includes academic and essayistic works such as "Reformar o abolir el sistema penal?" (2015), a collected volume on penal punishment, criminology and abolitionism, and titles on Colombian literary canon and Latin American intellectual life. The house also carries literature, children's and young-adult books, and general non-fiction, sold both in print and as ebooks. As a bookseller, Siglo runs a physical bookstore specialized in law and social sciences in the La Candelaria district of Bogotá, a space it has maintained for over a decade. It was also a pioneer of digital bookselling in the region, having created an online bookstore in 2000. The libreriasiglo.com platform sells print and digital titles, including ebooks in EPUB format with DRM, with prices quoted in US dollars for international reach. Distribution is the third pillar. Siglo's print catalogue represents more than 85 academic and independent publishers from Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Mexico and Chile, while its digital distribution project allows more than 60 Ibero-American publishers to circulate globally. Through this activity Siglo acts as a bridge between small and academic presses and readers across the Spanish-speaking world. Siglo is a private company (Siglo del Hombre Editores S.A.) and is characterized in public data as a small press. It remains active, with its bookstore, editorial imprint and distribution operations integrated under the Siglo brand.

Siglo del Hombre Editores S.A. was founded in 1992 in Colombia. From its outset the project framed itself around a cultural mission: to guarantee the free circulation of ideas that foster the inclusion of difference and the diversity of forms of thought, and to build, from Colombia, paths for the social communication of knowledge. Over more than three decades the company developed four integrated lines of work — publishing, bookselling, communication and distribution — that together define the Siglo brand. The publishing arm, Siglo Editorial, grew into a catalogue of more than 300 published titles in law, economics, cultural studies, philosophy and politics. Representative works include "Reformar o abolir el sistema penal?" (2015), edited by Diana Patricia Arias Holguin, which gathers research on penal punishment, criminology and abolitionism, and titles engaging with the Colombian novel canon and Latin American intellectual life. Alongside academic lists, the house also publishes literature, children's and young-adult books and general non-fiction. In bookselling, Siglo opened a specialized bookstore for law and social sciences in the La Candelaria neighbourhood of Bogotá, a space it has operated for more than a decade. In 2000 the company was a pioneer in creating a digital bookstore, an early move into online bookselling in the region. Its online platform, libreriasiglo.com, now sells both print and digital titles, including EPUB ebooks with DRM, and lists prices in US dollars to serve international customers. Distribution became the third pillar of the business. Siglo's print catalogue came to represent more than 85 academic and independent publishers from Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Mexico and Chile, while its digital distribution project enabled more than 60 Ibero-American publishers to circulate globally. This made Siglo a connector between small and academic presses and readers across the Spanish-speaking world. Public data characterizes Siglo del Hombre as a small press. The company remains active as a private Colombian enterprise, with its editorial imprint, physical and online bookstores, and distribution operations operating under the Siglo identity.

• 2015

  "Reformar o abolir el sistema penal?" is published by Siglo Editorial.

• 2000

  The company pioneers the creation of a digital bookstore.

• 1992

  Siglo del Hombre Editores S.A. is founded in Colombia.

Independent Colombian publisher, academic bookstore and distributor positioned around the free circulation of ideas, critical thought and Ibero-American scholarly and independent publishing.

• 2015

  Reformar o abolir el sistema penal?

  A collected volume on penal punishment, criminology and abolitionism.

• Señales de nosotros

  A digital title by Chilean writer Lina Meruane, listed on libreriasiglo.com.

1. 1Siglo - Editorial, distribuidora, librería y venta de libroslibreriasiglo.com
2. 2¿Quiénes somos?libreriasiglo.com
3. 3Señales de nosotroslibreriasiglo.com
4. 4Reformar o abolir el sistema penal?libreriasiglo.com
5. 5Siglo del Hombrewikidata.org