Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
Founded1832; 192 years ago (1832)
(as Ticknor and Allen)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationBoston, Massachusetts, United States[1]
DistributionSelf-distributed (US)[2]
Raincoast Books (Canada trade)[3]
Nelson (Canada textbooks)[4]
Melia Publishing Services (UK)[5]
Hachette Client Services (Latin America, South America, Asia and Europe)[6]
Peribo (Australia)[7]
Key peopleJack Lynch (president & CEO)[8]
Publication typesBooks, software
ImprintsGraphia, Sandpiper, HMH Books for Young Readers, John Joseph Adams Books
RevenueIncrease $1.41 billion (2017)
Owner(s)Veritas Capital
No. of employees4,000+
Official websitewww.hmhco.com
www.hmhbooks.com

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (/ˈhoʊtən/ HOH-tən;[9] HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works. The company is based in the Boston Financial District. It was formerly known as Houghton Mifflin Company, but it changed its name following the 2007 acquisition of Harcourt Publishing.[10] Prior to March 2010, it was a subsidiary of Education Media and Publishing Group Limited, an Irish-owned holding company registered in the Cayman Islands and formerly known as Riverdeep. In 2022, it was acquired by Veritas Capital, a New York-based private-equity firm.

  1. ^ "About Us: Offices". Archived from the original (Text) on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "The 2016 Book Distributors Profiles – Publishing Trends". Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Houghton Mifflin Harcourt" (Text). Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Cavanagh, Sean (November 13, 2017). "Canadian Publisher Nelson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Strike Deal on Distribution". Market Brief. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "About: Melia". Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Hachette – Our Clients
  7. ^ "Prelude Books". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "About Us: Leadership". Archived from the original (Text) on July 11, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "Pronunciation Guide". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Houghton Mifflin. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007.
  10. ^ "Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company: Private Company Information – Businessweek". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2012.