Usborne Publishing

Usborne Publishing, often called Usborne Books, is a British publisher of children's books. Founded by Peter Usborne in 1973, Usborne Publishing uses an in-house team of writers, editors, and designers. In the United States, Usborne books are sold and distributed to the traditional retail trade through HarperCollins. Among its other sales chanels are multi-level marketing operations Usborne Books at Home founded in 1981 in Britain, and PaperPie in the United States.

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