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Revision as of 11:09, 23 September 2008
Standaard Uitgeverij is a Belgian publisher, and the leading publisher in the Dutch language market of Flanders.
History
In 1919, the Standaard group was created, mainly consisting of a chain of bookshops (Standaard Boekhandel), a newspaper (De Standaard) and a publishing house, the Standaard Uitgeverij. By the 1930s, the different branches became more and more independent, but only in the 1980s was the group finally disbanded. In 1994, the company was acquired by the Dutch group PCM Algemene Boeken BV.
The company is best known for its comics and popular literature, but also publishes youth literature, non-fiction (mainly cartography, lexicography, and massmarket titles), and multimedia publications. Manteau, which used to be an independent publisher but is now owned by Standaard, is a more purely literary publisher.
With Harry Potter and Kiekeboe, Standaard Uitgeverij published the four bestselling books in Flanders in 2007. Other popular books were the thrillers by Pieter Aspe and TV tie-ins like the Ketnet Doeboek.[1]
Major authors and titles
Comics
- Suske en Wiske
- Kiekeboe
- Nero
- Urbanus
- The Smurfs (translations)
Literature
- Pieter Aspe (Manteau)
Youth literature
- Harry Potter (translations)
Non fiction
Notes
- ^ "Boekenverkoop Vlaanderen stijgt met 8%" (in Dutch). Boek.be. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
External links
- Homepage of Standaard Uitgeverij