{{short description|US-American book publisher}} {{About|the publisher||Sourcebook (disambiguation){{!}}Sourcebook}} {{Infobox publisher | name = Sourcebooks | image = | parent = Penguin Random House | status = Active | founded = 1987 | founder = | successor = | country = United States | headquarters = Naperville, Illinois | distribution = {{plainlist| * Raincoast Books (Canada) * Melia Publishing Services (UK) * New South Books (Australia & New Zealand)<ref>{{Cite web| title = International Customers| work = Sourcebooks| accessdate = 2018-02-12| url = http://www.sourcebooks.com/international-customers.html}}</ref> }} | keypeople = Dominique Raccah | publications = {{plainlist| * Books * Ebooks * Calendars }} | topics = | genre = | imprints =Sourcebooks, Landmark, Poisoned Pen Press, Fire, Jabberwocky, eXplore, Young Readers, Casablanca, Bloom Books | revenue = | numemployees = | nasdaq = | url = {{URL|http://www.sourcebooks.com}} }}
'''Sourcebooks LLC''' is an American book publisher located in Naperville, Illinois. The company publishes books, ebooks, and digital products.
==History== The company was founded in 1987 by Dominique Raccah as a business and finance publisher.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bookweb.org/news/closer-look-sourcebooks-dominique-raccahs-female-forward-publishing-company-104553|title=A Closer Look at Sourcebooks, Dominique Raccah's "Female-Forward" Publishing Company|last=Button|first=Liz|date=2018-05-23|work=American Booksellers Association|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en}}</ref> Raccah cashed in $17,000 from her retirement fund to start the press.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20110521/ISSUE01/305219976/sourcebooks-raccah-charges-into-digital-age-with-ebook-publishing|title=Kindling the ebook flame | Crain's Chicago Business}}</ref> The company expanded into other categories of trade publishing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sourcebooks.com/about-sourcebooks.html|title=About Sourcebooks - Sourcebooks.com|website=www.sourcebooks.com}}</ref> As of 2010, the company had 54 apps in development.<ref>{{cite news|title=dominique-raccah-niche-publishers|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/09/13/book-publishing-firm-finds-new-sources-of-growth/ | work=Chicago Tribune | first=Ann|last=Meyer|date=2010-09-13}}</ref> By 2015, the publisher had 120 employees.<ref name="publishersweekly.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/66509-at-sourcebooks-diversification-drives-gains.html|title=At Sourcebooks, Diversification Drives Gains|first=Claire|last=Kirch|website=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref> In 2010, they were the largest woman-owned book publisher in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sourcebook |url=http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/business/1920594-417/book-sourcebooks-books-raccah-digital.html?print=true |work=Chicago Sun-Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323001052/http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/business/1920594-417/book-sourcebooks-books-raccah-digital.html?print=true |archive-date=March 23, 2012 }}</ref>
In 2013, the publisher launched a personalized stories creator application and website with its "Put Me In The Story" program. It has brands such as Sesame Street, the Berenstain Bears, and Hello Kitty, in addition to authors and illustrators such as Nancy Tillman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/sourcebooks-adds-new-favorites-to-put-me-in-the-story-platform|title=Sourcebooks Adds New Favorites to Put Me In The Story Platform|date=18 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremygreenfield/2013/11/14/personalization-in-publishing-books-written-just-for-you/|title=Personalization In Publishing: Books Written Just For You|last=Greenfield|first=Jeremy|date=2013-11-04|work=Forbes|access-date=2016-11-09}}</ref> Later additions to "Put Me In The Story" included Curious George and characters from Disney and Nickelodeon, among others.<ref name="publishersweekly.com1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/72312-dominique-raccah-pw-person-of-the-year-2016.html|title=Dominique Raccah: PW Person of the Year, 2016|first=Jim|last=Milliot|website=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref> In 2013, Sourcebooks acquired the book publisher Simple Truths.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/58902-sourcebooks-acquires-simple-truths.html|title=Sourcebooks Acquires Simple Truths|first=Claire|last=Kirch|website=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref> The company reported a 20% gain in sales in 2014, with particular gains from its Jabberwocky children's imprint and Fire young adult imprint. The results also included sales of more than two million picture books by Marianne Richmond.<ref name="publishersweekly.com"/>
In December 2016, Raccah was named book publishing's "Person of the Year" by ''Publishers Weekly'', a book publishing trade magazine.<ref name="publishersweekly.com1"/> In February 2017, ''Publishers Weekly'' reported NPD BookScan data showing Sourcebooks as the 18th-largest trade publisher in America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/72889-ranking-america-s-largest-publishers.html|title=Ranking America's Largest Publishers|first=Jim|last=Milliot|website=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref> Sourcebooks published 385 titles in 2017 and was the 14th-largest trade publisher in the U.S.<ref name=":0" />
In 2018, Sourcebooks acquired the mystery imprint Poisoned Pen Press.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Poisoned Pen Press Will Become Sourcebooks' Mystery Imprint| work = PublishersWeekly.com| accessdate = 2019-01-01| url = https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/78863-poisoned-pen-press-will-become-sourcebooks-mystery-imprint.html}}</ref> The following year, Penguin Random House acquired 45% of Sourcebooks, with the company forming a new management board that included Penguin Random House executives.<ref name="prhpw">{{cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/80139-prh-takes-minority-stake-in-sourcebooks.html|title= PRH Takes Minority Stake in Sourcebooks|first1=Jim|last1=Milliot|first2=John|last2=Maher|work=Publishers Weekly|date=2019-03-22|access-date=2019-11-29}}</ref> In 2021, Peterson's Publishing sold B.E.S. Publishing to Sourcebooks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sourcebooks Acquires B.E.S. Publishing|url= https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87801-sourcebooks-acquires-b-e-s-publishing.html|work=PublishersWeekly.com|date=November 4, 2021|last=Stewart|first=Sophia|access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref> In 2023, Penguin Random House became the majority owner of Sourcebooks, owning 52% of the company;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Milliot |first=Jim |title=Better Sales, but Higher Costs, for Publishers in 2023 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94756-an-imperfect-landing.html |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref> and Sourcebooks acquired Callisto Media, the parent of Rockridge Press.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/92242-penguin-random-house-sourcebooks-buy-callisto-assets.html|title=Penguin Random House, Sourcebooks Buy Callisto Assets|first=Jim|last=Milliot|website=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref> The same year, Penguin Random House and Sourcebooks launched Callisto China.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nawotka |first=Ed |title=PRH and Sourcebooks Launch Callisto China |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/93789-prh-and-sourcebooks-launch-callisto-china.html |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref> As of January 2024, Sourcebooks says that it is the seventh largest book publisher in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What does it mean to work at Sourcebooks? |url=https://read.sourcebooks.com/careers.html |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=read.sourcebooks.com}}</ref> In 2024, Penguin Random House increased its stake in Sourcebooks to 75%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2024-08-28 |title=Bertelsmann: Strong Showings in the First Half of 2024 |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/08/bertelsmann-strong-showings-in-the-first-half-of-2024/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Imprints == * Sourcebooks (adult nonfiction) * Sourcebooks Landmark (fiction)<ref name=":0" /> * Sourcebooks Casablanca (romance)<ref name=":0" /> * Cumberland House (gift, cookbooks, and history) * Simple Truths (business, leadership, motivation, and inspiration) * Sourcebooks Fire (young adult)<ref name=":0" /> * Sourcebooks Kids<ref>{{Cite web| title = Sourcebooks Launches Three Children's Imprints| work = Sourcebooks| accessdate = 2020-06-06| url = http://www.sourcebooks.com/3/post/2019/01/sourcebooks-launches-three-childrens-imprints.html}}</ref> **Sourcebooks Wonderland (specialized) **Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (children) **Sourcebooks Young Readers (middle grade) **Stonefruit Studio<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirch {{!}} |first=Claire |title=Sourcebooks Launches Stonefruit Studio Children's Imprint |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/96651-sourcebooks-launches-stonefruit-studio-children-s-imprint.html |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref> **Sourcebooks eXplore (nonfiction) * Poisoned Pen Press (mystery) * Bloom Books (romance)<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Milliot|first=Jim|date=March 3, 2023|title=Dominique Raccah Does It Her Way|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91686-dominique-raccah-does-it-her-way.html|magazine=Publishers Weekly|access-date=March 4, 2023}}</ref><ref name="nytimes/25-books">{{cite news |last1=Alter |first1=Alexandra |title=How a Scrappy New Publisher Landed 25 Books on the Best-Seller List in a Year |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/books/how-a-scrappy-new-publisher-landed-25-books-on-the-best-seller-list-in-a-year.html |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=20 December 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241220180109/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/books/how-a-scrappy-new-publisher-landed-25-books-on-the-best-seller-list-in-a-year.html |archive-date=20 Dec 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{official website|http://www.sourcebooks.com}}
Category:Penguin Random House Category:Companies based in Naperville, Illinois Category:Publishing companies established in 1987 Category:Book publishing companies based in Illinois