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Penguin Books, Ltd.

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establishment by Lane

  • TITLE: Sir Allen Lane (British publisher)
    ...1919 Lane was apprenticed to his uncle, publisher John Lane of The Bodley Head, London, of which he became managing editor on his uncle’s death six years later. Lane left Bodley in 1935 and founded Penguin Books, Ltd., which published Penguin paperback reprints priced at 6 pence (12 cents, U.S.). Encouraged by the success of the Penguin venture, he extended his efforts to include other series,...
  • TITLE: typography
    SECTION: Mechanical composition
    The most influential modern publisher of English low-priced books, however, was Allen Lane, whose Penguin books, established in 1935 and inspired by such continental publishers as Insel Verlag and Albatross, proved that a well-designed series of inexpensive paperbacks, both worthwhile reprints and new titles, could succeed both commercially and intellectually. They did much to bring about the...

influence on publishing industry

  • TITLE: history of publishing
    SECTION: The Great Depression
    Even in the depressed conditions, publishers still dreamed of tapping a wider readership. This began to become a reality in 1935, when Allen Lane launched his pioneer Penguin series of paperbacks. It was a risky operation, involving speculatively high initial printings to keep down the unit cost. But, despite the strongly held belief that paperbacks would not appeal outside the Continent, where...

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