ESPN Books

ESPN Books is a publishing company operated by ESPN. Started in 2004, ESPN Books has published almost 20 books. ESPN Books also is in charge of producing ESPN's yearly sports encyclopedia. It also runs its own book club and ranks the top-selling sports books in ESPN Borders. Since 2008, it has co-published its books with Ballantine Books. Authors that have written books for ESPN Books include Bill Simmons, Peter Keating, and Ralph Wiley.

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