Pocket Books
From WE Computers Museum
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| Pocket Books | |
| Type | Division of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1939 |
| Headquarters | New York City, NY, USA |
| Key people | Richard L. Simon, founder M. Lincoln Schuster, founder Robert de Graff, founder |
| Industry | Paperback books |
| Products | Paperback books |
| Number of people | not disclosed |
| Website | http://www.simonandschuster.com/ |
Pocket Books is the paperback division of Simon & Schuster.
It is a Kohlberg Kravis Roberts subsidiary.
Foundation
Richard L. Simon, M. Lincoln Schuster, and Robert de Graff founded Pocket Books in 1939 as a division of Simon and Schuster's eponymous company.
Type
Pocket Books was the first mass-market, pocket-sized book publisher in the United States.
Books published by Pocket Books owned by WEC Museum
| Title | Release | Format | Added to museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forret Gump | 1986 | Paperback | December 25, 1995 | First Forrest Gump book. |
| Gump & Co. | 1995 | Paperback | December 25, 1995 | Second Forrest Gump book. |
