Ballantine Books

Basic Information

• Category: publishing house
• Founded: 1952
• Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/57084/ballantine/

Documented Facts

• Founded: 1952 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
• Parent company: German media conglomerate Bertelsmann (No linked source recorded for this statement.)

Evidence and Sources

• Ballantine Books — Official Site (official)
• Ballantine Books on instagram (social)
• Ballantine Books on facebook (social)
• Ballantine Books on linkedin (social)
• Ballantine Books — Wikipedia (reference)

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• Data status: Enriched
• Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (88/100)
• Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
• Recorded profile date: 2026-04-21

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AI summary

Ballantine Books was established in 1952 by the legendary paperback pioneers Ian and Betty Ballantine, publishing original works of both award-winning...

Available profile information

• Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
• 1 official source linked for verification.
• 4 supporting sources linked.
• 2 structured facts available for extraction.

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