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Wordsworth Editions
Founded1987
FounderHelen Trayler, Michael Trayler
SuccessorNichola Trayler
Country of originUnited Kingdom
DistributionCBS Book Services (UK)
L.B.May & Associates (US)
Peribo (Australia)[1]
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genresclassic literature
Official websitewordsworth-editions.com

Wordsworth Editions is a British publisher known for their low-cost editions of classic literature and non-fiction works.

The firm was founded by Helen Trayler and Michael Trayler in 1987.[2]The firm began to sell paperbacks at £1 in 1992.[3] The firm has approximately 500 titles in print. The firm is family-owned and based in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. As of 2017, 45% of its sales were exported.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Wordsworth Editions". Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ Onwuemezi, Natasha (20 October 2015). "Wordsworth promotes Nichola Trayler to marketing director". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015.
  3. ^ Flood, Alison (9 December 2011). "Cheap classics boom as rest of book trade struggles". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Wordsworth Editions primed for growth". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.


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