B.E.S. Publishing is an American publishing company, founded in 1939 as Barron's Educational Services, a publisher of materials to help students to prepare for college entrance examinations. In recent years, Barron's expanded into many other publishing fields, with 2,000 titles in a wide range of categories. In 2018, Barron's sold its brand name and its test prep list to Kaplan Test Prep; the company was renamed B.E.S. Publishing.[1] The company was acquired by Peterson's Publishing in 2019.[2] In 2021, Peterson's Publishing sold B.E.S. Publishing to Illinois-based publisher Sourcebooks, LLC.[3]
| Parent company | Peterson's |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1939 |
| Founder | Manuel Barron |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Hauppauge, New York |
| Key people | Manuel Barron, CEO |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | bes-publishing |
B.E.S. Publishing's headquarters were in Hauppauge, New York. Several present and past series include:
- Step-by-Step cookbooks, including both ethnic and appliance-based titles
- Made Easy educational books, which cover numerous school subjects, particularly on high school and college level, in concise form
- 1001 Pitfalls, foreign-language grammars focusing on common student pitfalls. The 501 Verbs series functions as companion volumes, and abbreviated pocket-sized grammars, verb tables, and vocabulary books based on these are also available
- Master the Basics, foreign-language self-instruction
- E-Z Series, a series of self-teaching textbooks designed to help students master a variety of subjects.
- Painless, a reference-oriented review of numerous academic subjects
- MazeToons Series, cartoon illustrated books of mazes by Joe Wos. Titles include "A-Maze-Ing Animals", "Myths and Monsters", "Maze-O-Zoic", “A-Maze-Ing America", and “Mega Maze Challenge.”
See also
edit- The Night at the Museum, published by Barron's
- The Food Lover's Companion
References
edit- ^ Reid, Calvin (September 18, 2018). "Kaplan Buys Educational Assets, And Name, from Barron's". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Nawotka, Ed (December 19, 2019). "Peterson's Publishing Buys B.E.S. Publishing". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Stewart, Sophia (November 4, 2021). "Sourcebooks Acquires B.E.S. Publishing". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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