Usborne Publishing, often called Usborne Books, is a British publisher of children's books. Founded by
Peter Usborne
Thomas Peter Usborne (18 August 1937 – 30 March 2023) was a British publisher. In the early 1960s, Usborne co-founded the satirical magazine ''Private Eye''. In 1973 he founded the children's book publisher Usborne Publishing.
Education
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in 1973, Usborne Publishing uses an in-house team of writers, editors, and designers. One of its sales channels is Usborne Books at Home, a
multi-level marketing
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operation founded in 1981.
In the United States, Usborne books are sold and distributed to the retail trade through
HarperCollins
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is a British–American publishing company that is considered to be one of the "Big Five (publishers), Big Five" English-language publishers, along with Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group USA, Hachette, Macmi ...
. Direct customer sales are made through PaperPie, the home business division of Educational Development Corporation.
Quicklinks
Quicklinks were first introduced in 2000 as a way to incorporate the internet into modern reading habits. Peter Usborne has been quoted in the trade magazine ''
The Bookseller
''The Bookseller'' is a British magazine reporting news on the publishing industry. Philip Jones is editor-in-chief of the weekly print edition of the magazine and the website. The magazine is home to the ''Bookseller''/Diagram Prize for Oddes ...
'' as saying: "I initially thought that the internet would kill non-fiction, because teachers would tell children to use the internet to help with homework. But if you key in 'castles'
n a search engine you get 900,000 possible websites. The internet is an inadequate resource for children."
See also
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Usborne Puzzle Adventure series
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List of UK children's book publishers
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References
External links
Official website of Usborne PublishingUsborne Books at Home
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Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Multi-level marketing companies