Parent company | Simon & Schuster |
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Founded | March 5, 1967 |
Founder | Jean E. Karl |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York City |
Publication types | Books |
Fiction genres | Children's literature |
Owner(s) | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts |
Official website | simonandschusterpublishing |
Aladdin Paperbacks is one of several children's-book imprints owned by Simon & Schuster.[1] It was established by Jean E. Karl at Atheneum Books where she was the founding director of the children's department (1961). Atheneum merged with or was acquired by Scribner's in 1978, then Macmillan in 1984, before the acquisition by Simon & Schuster in 1994.[clarification needed]
There may have been previous uses of 'Aladdin' as a brand name in the book industry.