The Penguin Group - facts

Penguin is one of the world's leading consumer publishing businesses.
We publish close to 4,000 titles each year for adults and children.
Penguin celebrated its 70th birthday in 2005.
The first Penguin paperbacks were published in 1935 and cost just sixpence.
Penguin was named British Brand of the Year for 2005 by the Walpole Group in their annual British Excellence Awards.
Penguin published Lady Chatterley's Lover in 1960, and were promptly charged under the Obscene Publications Act.
Dorling Kindersley became part of Penguin UK in 2000, and the company owned Rough Guides outright from 2002.
Penguin has offices in 15 countries.
Penguin published 250 first-time authors in 2005, its biggest investment in new talent.
Penguin had 183 bestsellers in 2005.

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