Xenos publishing company
Xenos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH is a German children's and youth book publisher from Hamburg .
Publishing history
Erwin Heimberger founded Xenos Verlag in 1975. Initially, the company concentrated on books for major customers, then it developed more and more into a publisher for children's and youth literature with a focus on products for schools and kindergartens .
From 1985 to autumn 2006 the publishing house belonged to the FAZ Buch- und Zeitschriftenverlag , after which it was taken over by the Friedrich Oetinger publishing group . Today the Xenos Verlagsgesellschaft mainly publishes learning aids for preschool and elementary school children, audio books , child-friendly non - fiction books , coloring and children's books. Popular figures include the tiger and bear by Janosch , the little polar bear and the mouse .
After long-time publishing director Björn Heimberger left the company, a trio took over the management from 2008. Alexander Yurik Koepp was commercial director, Jürgen Hubounig was in charge of marketing and sales, and Trudy Stange-Motzkau was in charge of program management.
In 2011 the Xenos Verlagsgesellschaft was sold to Carlsen Verlag and affiliated to its Imprint Nelson Verlag.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.xenos-verlag.de/der-verlag.html (link not available)
- ↑ Xenos-Verlag under new management. Börsenblatt , July 16, 2008, accessed on October 13, 2009 .
- ↑ Publishers: Carlsen takes over the Xenos brand . In: boersenblatt.net, March 16, 2011