Compact Verlag

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Compact Verlag
IndustryPublishing house
Founded1976;46 years ago (1976)
FounderFriedrich Niendieck
Headquarters
Munich
,
Germany
Key people
Alexander Herbert, Ralf Meier
OwnerVermar
Website www.compactverlag.de

Compact Verlag is a German publishing house, based in Munich. It was founded in 1976 by the publisher Friedrich Niendieck. [1] In October 2008, Niendieck announced the sale of its publishing group to the publishing company European Professional Publishing Group (EPPG). [2] Since September 2014, Compact Verlag belongs to Vermar, [3] which has its headquarters in Berlin. Compact publishes about 1,000 books and electronic products. In addition, licenses have been issued in over 35 countries. [4]

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Publishing program

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Compact Verlag Office

One focus of the publishing house is in "Lernen und Weiterbildung" (Learning and Training) and includes learning lectures, learning aids, language courses, dictionaries and reference books. Another book series is the Compact LernKrimi that facilitate a didactic approach to learning languages and started in the autumn of 2002. Their range includes more than 150 titles in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish and German as a foreign language.

Titles in the areas of "Beratung" (Counseling), "Wissen & Bildung" (Knowledge & Education), "Kochen & Genießen" (Cooking & Relish)", "Gesundheit & Fitness" (Health & Fitness) and "Kreativ in Haus & Garten" (Creative within Home & Garden) are published by the imprint "compact via".

The book series compact kids covers the areas of "Kinderwissen" (Children's knowledge), "Tiere & Natur" (Animals & Nature), "Kinderbeschäftigung" (Children's Entertainment), "Wimmelbücher" (Search and find books), "Grundschule & Vorschule" (Primary School & Preschool) and "Freunde- und Malbücher" (Friends and Coloring Books).

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References

  1. ↑ "Compact Verlagsgruppe mit neuem Gesellschafter". boersenblatt.net (in German). 13 October 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Compact Verlag: Gründer Friedrich Niendieck verkauft an EPPG" (in German). BuchMarkt. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vermar GmbH übernimmt Compact Verlag" (in German). BuchMarkt. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Compact Verlagsgruppe" (in German). Compact Verlag. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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