Compact Verlag is a German

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house, based in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

. It was founded in 1976 by the publisher Friedrich Niendieck. In October 2008, Niendieck announced the sale of its publishing group to the publishing company European Professional Publishing Group (EPPG). Since September 2014, Compact Verlag belongs to Vermar, which has its headquarters in

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. Compact publishes about 1,000 books and electronic products. In addition, licenses have been issued in over 35 countries.

Publishing program

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 English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

and

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

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).

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Compact Verlag 1976 establishments in West Germany Mass media in Munich Book publishing companies of Germany