Mascot Books

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Mascot Books
Founded2003
Headquarters location Herndon, Virginia, United States
Fiction genres Nonfiction, Fiction, Children's, Cookbooks
Owner(s)Naren Aryal
No. of employees17
Official website mascotbooks.com

Mascot Books is a full-service, multi-genre, independent book publisher and distributor. It is a hybrid publishing company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. The company publishes a variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, children's, cookbooks, and coffee table books. [1]

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History

Naren Aryal co-founded Mascot Books in 2003 with the publication of Hello, Hokie Bird, a children's book about his alma mater's mascot, the Virginia Tech's HokieBird. [2] After a successful initial title, Aryal left his job as a corporate attorney to start Mascot Books. [2] Since inception, the business has published more than 2,500 titles. Mascot Books was recently[ when? ] featured in The Washington Post,USA Today, and The Costco Connection. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Mascot Books - Book Publishing". Mascot Books. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  2. 1 2 3 "This Herndon publisher's business plan doesn't go by the book". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. "USATODAY.com - Series of mascot books began in ride from game". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  4. http://www.mascotbooks.com/images/Press/Mascot_Books_Costco_Connection_Nov2007.pdf