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Our mission is to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone. We believe that books, and the stories and ideas they hold, have the unique capacity to connect us, change us, and carry us toward a better future for generations to come. Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, employs more than 11,000 people globally. With more than 300 imprints and brands on six continents, Penguin Random House comprises adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital English- German- and Spanish-language trade book publishing businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide. With over 16,000 new titles, and more than 700 million print, audio and eBooks sold annually, Penguin Random House’s publishing lists include more than 80 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors. Penguin Random House was formed on July 1, 2013, upon the completion of an agreement between Bertelsmann and Pearson to merge their respective trade publishing companies. As of April 1, 2020, Bertelsmann is full owner of the company. Visit http://global.penguinrandomhouse.com/

Books-A-Million, Inc., is the second-largest book retailer in the nation, operating more than 200 stores in 32 states and online at Booksamillion.com. The company also owns 2nd & Charles, a fast-growing new and used bookstore and pop culture purveyor with more than 40 stores in 18 states and counting. Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, Books-A-Million maintains strong roots in Florence, AL, where it began as a street-corner newsstand in 1917 and still operates its wholesale and distribution subsidiary, American Wholesale Book Company.

ThriftBooks is the world’s largest online, independent seller of used books, having sold more than 160 million used and new books since its inception. Founded in Seattle in 2003 and backed by KCB Management, ThriftBooks operates multiple processing centers throughout the US that purchase, grade, and distribute used and rare/collectible books. ThriftBooks utilizes proprietary software to identify and list books, as well as a sophisticated pricing model that dynamically prices books across a variety of online platforms, including ThriftBooks.com, Amazon, eBay, and others. Customers who shop at ThriftBooks.com can earn free books through the company’s loyalty program, ReadingRewards.