Bonnier Books

Bonnier Books encompasses Bonniers overall book publishing and retail activities, ranging from traditional and digital-first publishing, to quality bookstore chains, paperback retailers, and digital subscription services. With a heritage stretching back to 1837, when Albert Bonniers Förlag published its first work Proof that Napoleon never existed,... Bonnier Books has grown to incorporate a wide variety of publishing houses and book retailers across Europe. Originating from, and headquartered in, Stockholm, Bonnier Books is currently present in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Poland, and the UK. On the publishing side, Bonnier Books consists of Bonnierförlagen and Semic (Sweden), Werner Söderström (Finland), Bonnier Media Deutschland (Germany), Bonnier Books UK (UK), Gutkind Forlag and Alpha Forlag (Denmark), Bonnier Books Polska (Poland), and Strawberry Publishing (Norway). Together, these publishing houses provide readers with everything from award-winning contemporary fiction to childrens books, illustrated non-fiction and innovative audiobooks. On the retail side, Swedish paperback retailer Pocket Shop, with operations in Sweden and Germany, as well as the Finnish bookstore chain Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, are also part of Bonnier Books. In 2016 BookBeat was launched, a digital subscription service for audio and e-books. BookBeat offers unlimited access to a wide selection of audiobooks and e-books in Sweden, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Poland, and 23 more countries. As a seventh-generation family-owned company, the company think in generations rather than quarters. As such, it is important that the company's operations aspire to achieve a sustainable economic, social, and environmental development. At Bonnier Books the company works with group-wide climate initiative s and sustainable production practices . Activities associated with social sustainability can be found in each individual business.Read More