Talk:Viking Press

Defunct?

The article both states a "defunct" date and the fact that there is a "current president". How should the reader interpret this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.162.234.248 (talk) 14:47, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

List of authors

A publisher publishes and sells books. While it might like to be "remembered" for it's authors in some vague associative way, that is not how it makes its money and stays in business. Some of the authors have published some, if not most of their books with other publishers. Student7 (talk) 13:29, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Imprints

Ha, I say a publisher is likely to be unknown for its imprints. Some readers, parents and teachers who select for others, even librarians, and wikipedia editors may know an imprint with no idea who is the publisher.

Speaking of wikipedia editors who don't know enough about publishers. Kestrel Books (Harmondsworth, London) now shows up in articles about British children's books --eg, twice at Carnegie Medal (1976, 1983), three times at Greenaway Medal (1979, 1981, 1982). Today I have revised the articles on the 1976 and 1983 Carnegie Medal winning books --Thunder and Lightnings and Handles (novel)-- to say "Kestrel Books of Harmondsworth, London" (from WorldCat library records, eg[1]) and to give Publisher Kestrel Books (linked here) in the infobox.

Here we say "Viking Kestrel was one of its imprints." When? I wonder whether Kestrel Books may have been independent and British once, acquired by Viking (perhaps to get better British books or better distribution in Britain) and renamed Viking Kestrel. --P64 (talk) 16:43, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

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Date of acquisition by Penguin?

History section doesn't mention when Penguin acquired Viking. Since it started out as its own company, there must be a date when it became Viking Penguin and not just Viking. Anyone? Anyone? Buehler? Buehler? 74.74.162.131 (talk) 04:25, 18 January 2023 (UTC)