Werd Verlag AG Competitors

TASCHEN is a leading art-book publisher known for its dazzling and audacious world of eye-catching coffee table books spanning architecture, aphrodisia, art, design, fashion, photography, pop culture, style, and travel. Working closely alongside acclaimed creative partners, the company has published thousands of titles in dozens of languages. From the quintessential Basic Art series to SUMO-sized Collector’s Editions, TASCHEN’s mission remains to be committed to diversity and innovation. Whatever the subject and whatever the price—from $10 to $10,000—the company strives to treat every topic with the same respect, and to produce, design, and package each of its books beautifully and uniquely. Founded by Benedikt Taschen in 1980 as a small comic bookstore in Cologne, today TASCHEN sells globally. In addition to an international distribution network, the privately owned publishing house operates an e-commerce site and 12 branded stores around the world, from Beverly Hills and Miami to London, Brussels, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Cologne, Milan and Hong Kong. The company is headquartered in Cologne and Los Angeles and has regional offices in Hong Kong, London, Madrid and Paris. Employees span a broad range of ages, cultures and areas of expertise but share a down-to-earth, collaborative, and forward-thinking attitude. TASCHEN seeks talented and driven candidates who can skillfully adapt and grow into its global family. www.taschen.com

Peter Lang Group has over 50 years of experience in academic publishing, specialising in the Humanities and Social Sciences worldwide with an active list of 40’000+ titles. We publish about 1,400+ titles every year in German, English, and French, as well as in multiple other languages, from traditional print products to eBooks and Open Access publications. The Peter Lang Group is dedicated to offering top quality publishing services to Higher Education institutions and academics, with complete commitment to the worldwide dissemination of academic research. The headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, are the central hub for management and administration. Our team of Acquisition Editors are based in continental Europe and Anglo-American regions with offices in Berlin, New York, Oxford, Brussels and supporting locations in Vienna, Dublin, Warsaw, and Istanbul. We work with authors locally and distribute globally. For academics in the Humanities and Social Sciences, we are disseminators of valuable academic research that empowers passionate authors to reach eager readers. We strive to do this faster than expected and at a quality higher than hoped for because we have been doing it for over 50 years and are prepared for the next 50. We believe in what we do, which leads to meaningful growth for authors, readers and employees.

Orell Füssli is a pioneer in the fields of security and education. As an expert in security solutions for the state and citizens alike and a leading Swiss book retailer, Orell Füssli provides its customers with a unique and tailored range of products and services. In the fields of security printing and serialisation, Orell Füssli offers innovative printing processes and services to create banknotes, value documents and identity documents and ensure their protection. Verifiable digital credentials represent an additional new and interesting business field with great international potential to be developed in the coming years by Procivis, a subsidiary of Orell Füssli. With its attractive large-format and specialist bookstores, Orell Füssli offers a true book shopping experience. In the book retailing segment, Orell Füssli AG holds a 50% stake in Orell Füssli Thalia AG, an omnichannel company that provides an extensive offering with branches located in the German-speaking part of Switzerland and various e-commerce services. Orell Füssli Thalia AG provides also logistics and others services for libraries and the corporate sector. With its publishing business, Orell Füssli concentrates on learning media, legal media and children’s books that entertain and convey knowledge. Orell Füssli was founded over 500 years ago and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.