Sourcebooks, a top ten entrepreneurial U.S. publisher and largest woman-owned book publisher in North America, has acquired duopress, a minority-owned independent publisher of innovative, high-quality, and affordable books and gifts.
“I’ve always admired the energy and publishing IQ of Dominique Raccah and her extraordinary team at Sourcebooks, and we are incredibly excited to start this new chapter for duopress,” said founder Mauricio Velázquez de León. “I’m confident that Sourcebooks will be a great home for our backlist and the perfect launchpad to many more creative books and gifts for years to come. I would like to thank everyone at Workman Publishing, our home for the last five years, to help duopress become the publisher that it is today.”
“I’ve always admired the energy and publishing IQ of Dominique Raccah and her extraordinary team at Sourcebooks, and we are incredibly excited to start this new chapter for duopress,” said founder Mauricio Velázquez de León. “I’m confident that Sourcebooks will be a great home for our backlist and the perfect launchpad to many more creative books and gifts for years to come. I would like to thank everyone at Workman Publishing, our home for the last five years, to help duopress become the publisher that it is today.”
“The duopress line is extraordinary,” said Catherine Onder, vice president and publisher of children’s books at Sourcebooks. “The books have lots of kid appeal, are thoughtful and beautifully produced, and complement what Sourcebooks Kids is doing successfully. duopress is very creative in developing books for young kids in a variety of novel formats. We are thrilled to welcome the brilliant Mauricio Velázquez de León to the team and look forward to a bright future with many more special books.”
In addition to the extensive list of board books, regional board books, counting books, and doodle books, the acquisition also includes nonfiction middle-grade titles, flashcards, sticker books, games, puzzles, and parenting and adult gift books. Both parties signed the contract on March 15, and Sourcebooks becomes the vendor of record on May 1.
