B.E.S. Publishing

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B.E.S. Publishing
Parent company Peterson's
Founded1939
FounderManuel Barron
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Hauppauge, New York
Key peopleManuel Barron, CEO
Publication types Books
Official website bes-publishing.com

B.E.S. Publishing is an American publishing company, founded in 1939 as Barron's Educational Services, a publisher of materials to help students to prepare for college entrance examinations. In recent years, Barron's expanded into many other publishing fields, with 2,000 titles in a wide range of categories. In 2018, Barron's sold its brand name and its test prep list to Kaplan Test Prep; the company was renamed B.E.S. Publishing. [1] The company was acquired by Peterson's Publishing in 2019. [2] In 2021, Peterson's Publishing sold B.E.S. Publishing to Illinois-based publisher Sourcebooks, LLC. [3]

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B.E.S. Publishing's headquarters were in Hauppauge, New York. Several present and past series include:

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References

  1. Reid, Calvin (September 18, 2018). "Kaplan Buys Educational Assets, And Name, from Barron's". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  2. Nawotka, Ed (December 19, 2019). "Peterson's Publishing Buys B.E.S. Publishing". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  3. Stewart, Sophia (November 4, 2021). "Sourcebooks Acquires B.E.S. Publishing". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.