Bastei Lübbe

Bastei Lübbe
Status Active
Founded 1953
Founder Gustav Lübbe
Country of origin Germany
Headquarters location Cologne
Distribution National
Key people Stefan Lübbe
Publication types Books, Audiobooks, eBooks
Fiction genres Suspense, SF, Chick lit, Children's Books, Historical Fiction
Imprints Eichborn, Bastei Verlag, Luebbe Audio
Official website www.luebbe.de


Bastei Lübbe is a major publisher of genre fiction in the German language. It is based in Cologne, Germany. As of 2010, it was the largest independent book publisher in Germany,[1] and it claims to be one of the three largest audiobook publishers in Germany.[2] It has recently begun to enter English, Spanish and Chinese language publishing markets for ebooks.[3] It went public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in October 2013.[4] It was responsible for the German language release of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.

References

  1. ↑ Kreiger, Regina; Siebenhaar, Hans-Peter (5 February 2010). "Nur Bücher machen reicht nicht mehr". Handelsblatt.com. Handelsblatt. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Über uns". Luebbe.de. Bastei Lübbe. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. ↑ DeMarco, Amanda (2 April 2013). "Germany’s Bastei Lübbe Extends into Spanish, Mandarin". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Company Overview of Bastei Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG". Businessweek.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 August 2013.

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