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Pocket Books

American publisher founded by Robert de Graff and others as mass market paperback pioneer
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Pocket Books

Summary

Pocket Books is a publishing house[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Pocket Books is in the country of United States[3].
  • Pocket Books's instance of is recorded as publishing house[4].
  • Pocket Books's instance of is recorded as imprint[5].
  • Pocket Books's founder is recorded as Richard L. Simon[6].
  • Pocket Books's founder is recorded as M. Lincoln Schuster[7].
  • Pocket Books's founder is recorded as Leon Shimkin[8].
  • Pocket Books is owned by Simon & Schuster[9].
  • Pocket Books's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[10].
  • Pocket Books's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • 1939 marks the founding of Pocket Books[12].
  • Pocket Books's official website is recorded as http://www.pocketbooks.com[13].
  • Pocket Books's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+90214'}[14].
  • Pocket Books's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+87669'}[15].
  • Pocket Books's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+85340'}[16].

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Founding

Founders include Richard L. Simon[6], M. Lincoln Schuster[7], and Leon Shimkin[8]. 1939 marks the founding of Pocket Books[12].

Operations

Pocket Books's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[10].

Ownership

Pocket Books is owned by Simon & Schuster[9].

Why It Matters

Pocket Books has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Deception Point New York City publishing house United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pocket-books_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pocket Books}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pocket-books}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 29d ago · Frettie · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Country of origin → United States
    Headquarters location → New York City
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