Bookspan

Bookspan LLC
Founded2000; 26 years ago (2000) in New York City, New York, United States
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
United States
Key people
  • Steven Miller (CEO)
  • Richard Johnson (COO)
  • Delaney Manders (CTO)
ParentPride Tree Holdings
Websitebookspan.com (unsafe domain)

Bookspan LLC is a New York–based online bookseller, founded in 2000.

Bookspan began as a joint endeavor by Bertelsmann and Time Warner. Bertelsmann took over control in 2007; a year later, it sold its interest to Najafi Companies, an Arizona investment firm. Najafi held its ownership in a subsidiary named Direct Brands, which also held Najafi's ownership in the Columbia House record club. In 2013, Najafi sold its interest in Direct Brands to Pride Tree Holdings, a New York–based media and consumer technology holding company founded in 2012 and incorporated in Delaware.

Bookspan operates a number of book sales clubs. As of 2017, these include:

  • Crafter's Choice
  • Crossings Book Club
  • Doubleday Book Club
  • The Good Cook
  • History Book Club
  • The Literary Guild
  • Mystery Guild
  • Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bookspan Company Profile | Financial Information, Competitors and Executives". DataFox. Archived from the original on 2018-01-09.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lazarus, David (2014-09-04). "Book club's corporate owners are cloaked in mystery". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  3. 1 2 "Company Overview of Bookspan LLC". S&P Global Market Intelligence. Bloomberg. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Najafi Companies (February 3, 2013). "Najafi Companies Sells Majority Interest in Direct Brands to Pride Tree Holdings" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Pride Tree Holdings". Pride Tree Holdings. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Company Overview of Pride Tree Holdings Inc". S&P Global Market Intelligence. Bloomberg. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Terms of Use". Crafter's Choice. Bookspan, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Terms of Use". Crossings Book Club. Bookspan, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Terms of Use". Doubleday Book Club. Bookspan, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Terms of Use". The Good Cook. Bookspan, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Terms of Use". History Book Club. Bookspan, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Terms of Use". The Literary Guild. Bookspan, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Terms of Use". The Mystery Guild. Bookspan, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Terms of Use". Science Fiction Book Club. Bookspan, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2017.