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American Book Company

Defunct US educational book publisher; onetime general interest publishing conglomerate. Founded 1890 in United States. Ceased 1981.

About American Book Company

The American Book Company (ABC) was an educational book publisher in the United States that specialized in elementary school, secondary school and collegiate-level textbooks. It is best known for publishing the McGuffey Readers, which sold 120 million copies between 1836 and 1960.

From the Wikipedia article “American Book Company (1890)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Imprints & subsidiaries

Other imprints and divisions

Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & co, A. S. Barnes & Company.

Approaching American Book Company as an author

American Book Company is no longer an active publisher (defunct since 1981). Its books may still be in print through successor companies or available second-hand and in libraries.

Sources & data

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