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Penguin Group

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Penguin Group (USA) Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of the internationally renowned Penguin Group, one of the largest English-language trade book publishers in the world. Formed in 1996 as a result of the merger between Penguin Books USA and The Putnam Berkley Group, Penguin Group (USA), under the stewardship of Chief Executive Officer, David Shanks, and President, Susan Petersen Kennedy, is a leading U.S. adult and children’s trade book publisher. The Penguin Group, with operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa and China, is led by CEO and Chairman, John Makinson, and is owned by Pearson plc. Pearson is an international media company with market-leading businesses in education, business information, and consumer publishing.

Recent Milestones

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  Penguin Group acquired Author Solutions for $116M. (7/19/12)
  Posted 7/19/12 at 7:13pm via paidcontent.org
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  Penguin Group added David Rosenthal as President and Publisher of a Major Start-Up. (11/9/10)
  Posted 1/13/11 at 5:08am
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  Penguin Group added Dale J. Stephens as Author.
  Posted 4/13/12 at 2:13pm

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Screenshots

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Above: Penguin Group Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 1/13/11

Sources

1. Penguin buys self-publishing service Author Solutions for $116m (paidcontent.org) [edit]