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Book of the Month Club

subscription-based book buying club
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Book of the Month Club

Summary

Book of the Month Club is a business[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Book of the Month Club is in the country of United States[3].
  • Book of the Month Club's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Book of the Month Club's founder is recorded as Harry Scherman[5].
  • Book of the Month Club's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[6].
  • Book of the Month Club's archives at is recorded as Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[7].
  • January 1, 1926 marks the founding of Book of the Month Club[8].
  • Book of the Month Club's official website is recorded as http://www.bomcclub.com/[9].
  • Book of the Month Club's described by source is recorded as St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture[10].
  • Book of the Month Club's legal form is recorded as corporation[11].
  • Book of the Month Club's business model is recorded as subscription[12].
  • Book of the Month Club's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14912'}[13].
  • Book of the Month Club's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+17301'}[14].
  • Book of the Month Club's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18005'}[15].

Body

Founding

Book of the Month Club's founder is recorded as Harry Scherman[5]. January 1, 1926 marks the founding of it[8].

Operations

Book of the Month Club's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[6].

Why It Matters

Book of the Month Club has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

business New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Business model → subscription
    Founder → Harry Scherman
    Founded by → —
    Legal form → corporation
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007603835805171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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