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Ballantine Books

Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books
Parent companyRandom House, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House
Founded1952 (1952)
Founder
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City, New York
Official websitewww.randomhousebooks.com/imprint/ballantine-books/

Ballantine Books is a major American book publisher that is a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Ballantine was founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine.[1] Ballantine was acquired by Random House in 1973,[2] which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains part of that company.

Ballantine's original logo was a pair of mirrored letter Bs back to back, later changing to two Bs stacked to form an elaborate gate.[3] The firm's early editors were Stanley Kauffmann and Bernard Shir-Cliff.[4]

  1. ^ "Imprints - Random House Books". www.randomhousebooks.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Random House in Deal For Ballantine Books". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Random House Books". www.randomhousebooks.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Silverman, Al (September 16, 2008). Silverman, Al. The Time of Their Lives: The Golden Age of Great American Book Publishers, Their Editors and Authors. Truman Talley, 2008. ISBN 9781429989213. Retrieved February 27, 2013.

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