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CBS (USA) (CBS merged with Viacom 2000; Viacom split off CBS to form separate company 2006)
Simon & Schuster Publishing Group (acq. by Gulf + Western 1975; Gulf + Western renamed Paramount Communications;
Paramount acq. by Viacom 1994; Simon & Schuster retained by CBS in CBS' 2006 separation from Viacom)
* Adult Trade * Simon & Schuster * S&S Classic Editions (formed 1999) * Scribner * Fireside * Free Press * Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks * Simon & Schuster Source * Touchstone * Howard Publishing (acq. 2006) * Gallery Books (formed 2009) * Pocket Books (acq. by Gulf + Western 1966) (founded 1939) * Pocket Star * Juno Books * Star Trek * MTV Books * G-Unit Books (formed 2007) * Threshold Editions (formed 2005) * WWE * Karen Hunter Publishing * Atria Press (name changed from PB Press 2002) (PB Press formed 2001) * Washington Square Press * Strebor Books (acq. 2005) * Atria Books Español (formed 2006) * Beyond Words Publishing (co-publishing arrangement made 2006) * Downtown Press (formed 2003) * Paraview Pocket Books (formed 2003) (joint venture with Paraview Press) * VH-1 Books * Sonnet Books * S&S Digital * SimonSays.com * Children's * Simon Spotlight * Little Simon * Little Green Books (formed 2008) * Little Simon Inspirations (formed 2005) * Howard Kids/LSI (formed 2008) * Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers * Atheneum Books for Young Readers * Margaret K. McElderry Books * Paula Wiseman Books (formed 2003) * Libros Para Niños (formed 2003) * Beach Lane Books (formed 2008) * Nickelodeon * Paperback Group * Simon Pulse (named changed from Pocket Pulse 2001) * Alladin Books * Simon Scribbles (formed 2006) * New Media * S&S Audio * S&S Sound Ideas * Pimsleur * SSI/GTI * SSI/Davidson * SSI/Digital Village * International * Martin Books * S&S UK * Pocket Book UK * Touchstone UK * Free Press UK (formed 2003) * S&S Australia * Pocket Books Australia * Kangaroo Press ***********************************************
Previous HoldingsMinstrel Books
Archway Paperbacks
Wall Street Journal Books (formed 1999) (agreement with Wall Street Journal ended 2004)
S&S Interactive (discontinued 2003)
Kaplan Books (agreement with Kaplan discontinued 2005)
Anne Schwartz Books (Schwartz leaves Simon & Schuster for Random House 2005)
Ginee Seo Books (formed 2005) (discontinued 2008)
Simon Spotlight Entertainment (formed 2003) (merged into Gallery Books 2009)
last updated October 24, 2009