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. It is part of the

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publishing group.

History

In 2001, the publisher

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began publishing

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under the cbt brand name. In 2008, the program was extended to hardcover copies, and cbt upgraded into an independent publishing house within the

publishing group. Therefore, both cbj and cbt both possessed a paperback and hardcover program. Reasons for the reorganization of the publisher were stated to be the large demand in the area of books for young people. Cbt first focused on adolescents, starting from 13-years of age. In 2014, they extended their audience to readers from 9 to 16 years of age. Additionally, the brand identity of the publisher was revised. In August 2014, Nicola Bartels took over publishing responsibilities for cbj and cbt, the publishing director is still to this date, Jürgen Weidenbach.

Program

Among the authors of cbt include German writers such as Christine Fehér, Elisabeth Herrmann, Friedrich Ani, Nina Blazon and Wulf Dorn. In addition, cbt publishes German-language editions from international authors such as,

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(''Dead Girls don't Lie''),

Lauren Kate Lauren Kate (born March 21, 1981) is an American author of adult and young adult fiction. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages, have sold more than eleven million copies worldwide, and have spent combined months on the ''N ...

(''Angel''), Robert Muchamore (''CHERUB'') and Veronica Roth (''Determination''). Some published paperbacks of cbt include those from authors such as

David Levithan David Levithan (born September 7, 1972) is an American young adult fiction author and editor."David Levithan". October 30, 2008. Gale Database. ''Contemporary Authors Online''. UWM Golda Meir Library, Milwaukee. July 1, 2009. He has written numer ...

, Lisa J. Smith,

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, Sara Shepard and

Simone Elkeles Simone Elkeles (born April 24, 1970) is an American author known for the teen romance ''Perfect Chemistry'' trilogy and ''How To Ruin'' trilogy. She is a New York Times Bestselling young adult author. Simone has won the 2010 RITA Award for Best ...

. Also included in the cbt program are the all-age titles, such as Monika Feth with ''Die Erdbeerpflücker''.

References

External links

Official website
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