Doubleday

Doubleday is one of the largest book publishing companies in the world.

Imprints

The following are imprints that exist or have existed under Doubleday.

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• Garden City Publishing Co. originally established as a separate firm by Nelson Doubleday, Garden City's books were primarily reprints of books first offered by Doubleday, printed from the original plates but on less expensive paper. It was named for the village on New York's Long Island in which Doubleday was long headquartered (until 1986), and which still houses Bookspan, the direct marketer of general interest and specialty book clubs run by Doubleday Direct and Book-of-the-Month Club Holdings.
• Rimington & Hooper high quality limited editions.
• Blakiston Co. medical and scientific books. Sold in 1947 to McGraw-Hill
• Blue Ribbon Books purchased in 1939 from Reynal & Hitchcock.
• Triangle Books purchased in 1939 from Reynal & Hitchcock. Sold inexpensive books through chainstores.
• Image books Catholic Books -- still a Doubleday unit as part of Doubleday Religious Publishing
• Anchor Books produced quality paperback for bookstores. It was named for the anchor that (along with a dolphin) forms Doubleday's logo. It is now part of the Knopf Publishing Group's Vintage Anchor unit
• Zenith Books aimed at African-American youths
• Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, a literary imprint established in 1990. Talese, the imprint's publisher and editorial director, is a senior vice president of Doubleday.