Dorling Kindersley

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is an international publishing company specialising in illustrated reference book for adults and children in 51 languages. DK was founded as a book-packaging company by Christopher Dorling and Peter Kindersley in London in 1974, and in 1982 moved into publishing. The first book published under the DK name was a First Aid Manual for the British voluntary medical services; this book established the company's distinctive visual style of copiously illustrated text on a glossy white background. DK Inc. began publishing in the United States in 1991. In 1999 DK printed 13 million copies of a book but only sold 3 million of them, leaving the company with crippling debt. As a direct result, DK was taken over the following year by the Pearson PLC media company, which also owns the Penguin Books label. DK publishes an extensive range of titles internationally for adults and children. Most of the company's books are produced by teams of editors and designers who work... full article at wikipedia