Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir is one of

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's largest book publishing companies.

History

The company's oldest imprint, Dvir, was founded in

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in 1919 by

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, Dvir moved to Berlin and in 1924, to

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. Machbarot Lesifrut, the company's imprint for world literature in translation, was established by Israel Zmora in 1939. Zmora-Bitan was established in 1973 by Ohad Zmora and Asher Bitan. In 1986 Zmora-Bitan acquired Dvir, together with its affiliates Karni and Megiddo. Kinneret publishing house was founded by Yoram and Talma Roz in 1978. Kinneret was among the first houses to produce and market books with cassettes, board books and pop-up books for children

Today

Kinneret-Zmora employs a staff of 70. It publishes around 300 new titles a year. On the retail side, Kinneret partners with the major book retailer Tzomet Sefarim, which has bout 40% of book retail market in Israel. The company is the member of the Book Publishers Association of Israelהתאחדות בעלי הוצאות הספרים בישראל

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References

External links

Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir
- official website {{Authority control Book publishing companies of Israel Jewish printing and publishing Publishing companies established in 1919