Workman Publishing Company is a publisher of primarily non-fiction print and audio books along with calendars with annual sales of over US$25 million. Located in New York City, New York, USA, the publisher works under several imprints with offices located throughout the United States. Peter Workman founded the company in 1968 when he published the book Yoga 28-Day Exercise Plan. As of July 2007, two-thirds of the books published by the company remained in print.^[1] In 2006, Workman joined Random House, Scholastic and other publishers in a new effort to promote their books using movie trailer like videos published via Internet-based media sites such as YouTube.com. Videos were produced by the publisher as well as students through a video production contest. ^[2]

Contents 1 Notable publications 1.1 Design language 2 Imprints 2.1 Algonquin Books 2.2 Black Dog & Leventhal 2.3 Storey Publishing 2.4 Timber Press 2.5 HighBridge Audio 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Notable publications

Workman is best known for its Page-A-Day Calendar series covering a variety of topics and the 1,000 Places to See Before You Die book, calendar, and television program. ^[3] It publishes the pregnancy guide, What to Expect When You’re Expecting, which has over 13 million copies in print^[4], many of Sandra Boynton’s children's books, and Brain Quest. ^[5] Workman has also published many widely regarded cookbooks, including Steven Raichlen’s The Barbecue Bible series and Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso’s The Silver Palate Cookbook. In 2008, Workman released Magic: The Complete Course by magician Joshua Jay.

[edit] Design language

Workman’s flagship imprint is known for a very information-dense layout inspired by magazine publishers, with large amounts of illustration and a heavy reliance on sidebars to convey information not directly stated in the text itself.

[edit] Imprints

[edit] Algonquin Books

Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books was founded as a small independent trade publisher in 1982 by Louis D. Rubin, Jr., and Shannon Ravenel. In 1989, the company was acquired by Workman Publishing. Algonquin retains editorial control over works of fiction while Workman must approve non-fiction books. In 1990, Rubin turned control of Algonquin to his son, Robert, and to Ravenel. Algonquin still maintains its offices in Chapel Hill, N.C., and publishes 20-25 new titles each year, including the annual anthology New Stories From the South. Algonquin’s authors focus on fiction, particularly with characters and topics from the Southern United States. It was the first publisher of Julia Alvarez’s novel, How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, in 1991.

[edit] Black Dog & Leventhal

Located in New York City, Black Dog & Leventhal specializes in moderately priced cooking, history, and other non-fiction books. In 2006, the company launched a new program to re-publish low-priced hardcover editions of Agatha Christie mysteries. ^[6]

One of Black Dog & Leventhal’s best-selling books is Where Are They Buried? How Did They Die?.

[edit] Storey Publishing

Storey Publishing was founded in 1983 in North Adams, Massachusetts. The company specializes in do-it-yourself books on gardening, crafts, nature, backyard building and other outdoor topics as varied as building your own log cabin and tanning leather yourself. Storey also publishes nature, horse and craft books aimed at young readers under the Storey Kids imprint.

[edit] Timber Press

Founded in 1978 in Portland, Oregon, Timber Press’s first book, J. D. Vertrees’s Japanese Maples, is still in print as of December 2008. Timber focuses on more advanced gardening topics targeted at horticulturists, botanists, naturalists, and landscape professionals.

[edit] HighBridge Audio

HighBridge Audio produces spoken word audio cassettes, CDs and downloadable audio books. The company was founded by Minnesota Public Radio to produce and distribute recordings of Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion and continutes to produce approximately 45 titles each year. The company is best known for publishing public-radio related titles as well as Oprah’s Book Club titles. HighBridge makes use of two readers in its audio book production for works primarily involving two main characters.^[7]

[edit] External links

• Workman Publishing
• Algonquin Books
• Black Dog & Leventhal
• Storey Publishing
• Timber Press
• HighBridge Audio
• Page-A-Day Calendars
• Brain Quest
• Inventory of the Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Records at the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Company Factsheet". Hoovers. D&B Company. 2007-07-07. http://www.hoovers.com/workman-publishing/--ID__117117--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml?cm_ven=Biz_Dev&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Free&cm_ite=Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-07-07. 
2. ^ Deutsch, Claudia H. (2006-08-02). "Book publishers are selling words with pictures". New York Times. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/02/business/adco03.php. Retrieved 2007-07-07. 
3. ^ "Lists of Best-Selling Books". 2007-06-14. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/06/14/ap3822392.html. 
4. ^ ">Kantor, Jodi (September 17, 2005). "Expecting Trouble: The Book They Love to Hate". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/fashion/thursdaystyles/15EXPECT.html?ex=1184558400&en=d80f4606b4051ece&ei=5070. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
5. ^ "On a Quest For Smarter Kids". 2005-05-16. http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA601494.html. 
6. ^ "Black Dog & Leventhal Launching Christie Campaign". Library Journal. 2006-05-10. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6332778.html. 
7. ^ Kristine, Diane (2006-02-14). "Book Reviews". Cleveland Plain Dealer. http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/print.ssf?/mtlogs/cleve_bookreviews/archives/print112673.html. Retrieved 2007-07-07.