Carlsen Publishing House

Carlsen today belongs to the Swedisch publishing group Bonnier AB and is one of the leading publishers of children’s and young adult literature as well as fantasy, Graphic Novels, comics, mangas and humour books.

The children’s book list consists of innovative board books, picture books and fiction for children and young adults. Carlsen also publishes as App, E-book, enhanced Ebook, Product Bundle and Digital Only Products.

Location: Hamburg, Germany
Total revenue 2015: € 60 Mio
employees: about 150
Founded in 1953 by Per Hjald Carlsen

1954: the series Pixi started(over 2.000 different books, sales over 300 mio copies – most succesful picture book series ever)
1967: Carlsen Comics has started (Herge’s TinTin)
1997: First publishing of the Manga Dragon Ball
1998: Harry Potter came (over 30 Mio copies were sold of the German Edition)
2006: Biss (Twillight) by Stephenie Meyer 1. book was published (over 10 Mio copies were sold of the German Edition)
2011: First Pixi App startet
2013: 60th Aniversary, founding of new Imprint „Königskinder“, start Digital Imprints „Impress“ and „Instant Books“
2015: Acquisition of Lappan, the market leading publisher for humour books

Most important characters:
Pixi, Petzi, Harry Potter, Conni, TinTin, Bella and Edward, Naruto,
Son Goku, The Peanuts.

Imprints
Carlsen
Carlsen Comics
Carlsen Manga
Chicken House
Nelson Verlag
Xenos Verlag
Königskinder
Lappan

Management
Renate Herre, Publisher
Joachim Kaufmann, Managing Director

Carlsen Verlag GmbH
Völkersstrasse 14 -20
D - 22765 Hamburg

More： www.carlsen.de

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