WWE Books

WWE Books
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPublishing
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002) in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Executive vice president and publisher Louise Burke
Vice president and associate publisher Scott Shannon
ProductsBooks
OwnerEndeavor
ParentWWE (TKO Group Holdings)

WWE Books is a subsidiary of World Wrestling Entertainment, a division of TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings, created in 2002 to publish autobiographies of and fiction based on WWE personalities, behind-the-scenes guides to WWE, illustrated books, calendars, young adult books, and other general nonfiction books. The majority of WWE Books are published by Pocket Books, part of the Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group. Simon & Schuster UK and Simon & Schuster Australia are the publishers of WWE books in the United Kingdom and Australia. Simon & Schuster publish multiple titles yearly, based on the personalities, programming, storylines, and other topics of interest to WWE and its fans.[1]

In 2014, WWE Books and DK Publishing entered a multi-year publishing partnership to distribute and market WWE book releases on a global scale. The agreement also included digital and various subsidiary rights. DK has published a variety of titles including commemorative books, sticker books, historical guides, autobiographies and encyclopedias.[2]

WWE Books are published in hardcover and large print editions, trade and mass market paperback, in audio on cassette and compact disc, and in eBook editions.

  1. ^ "WWE and Simon & Schuster Announce New Publishing Partnership". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. May 27, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "DK Publishing and WWE Announce Global Partnership". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2018.