Ripley Publishing

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Ripley Publishing
Parent company Jim Pattison Group
StatusActive
Founded2008 (2008)
Founder Ripley Entertainment
Country of originFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Headquarters location Orlando, FL
Distribution Simon & Schuster (US) [1]
Publication types Books
Nonfiction topicsFamily reference, children's fiction
Official website www.ripleybooks.com

Ripley Publishing is a publisher based in Orlando, Florida. The company was set up in 2008 by Ripley Entertainment (owned by the Jim Pattison Group), owner of the Ripley's Believe It or Not! brand of museums, cartoons, television shows and books. The company publishes the New York Times bestselling Ripley's Believe It or Not! Annual and a range of other Believe It or Not! titles. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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