Association of American Publishers

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Association of American Publishers

TRADE ORGANIZATION

Trade organization for the book publishing industry, founded 1970 by the merger of the American Book Publishers Council and the American Educational Publishers Institute.

"Three hundred companies are members of the Association of American Publishers. They span all categories of publishing and represent the major commercial, educational and professional companies as well as independents, non-profits, university presses and scholarly societies."

Official Website:
http://www.publishers.org/

Location:
Washington, DC

Founding Date:
1970

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Nader F. Darehshori Publisher c. 1936 CEO of Houghton Mifflin, 1990-2002

William T. Ethridge Business c. 1952 CEO, Pearson's Educational Publishing

Thomas O. Ryder Business c. 1944 CEO of Readers Digest, 1998-2005

Pat Schroeder Politician 30-Jul-1940 Congresswoman from Colorado, 1973-97

Nicholas Veliotes Diplomat 28-Oct-1928 US Ambassador to Egypt, 1984-86

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