Usborne Publishing, often called Usborne Books, is a British publisher of children's books. Founded by

Peter Usborne Thomas Peter Usborne, (born 1937) is a British publisher. In the early 1960s, Usborne co-founded the satirical magazine ''Private Eye''. In 1973 he founded the children's book publisher Usborne Publishing. He studied at the University of Oxford a ...

in 1973, Usborne Publishing uses an in-house team of writers, editors and designers. One of its sales channels is Usborne Books at Home, a

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operation founded in 1981. In the United States, Usborne books are published by Educational Development Corporation.

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Quicklinks were first introduced in 2000 as a way to incorporate the internet into modern reading habits. Peter Usborne has been quoted in the trade magazine ''

The Bookseller ''The Bookseller'' is a British magazine reporting news on the publishing industry. Philip Jones is editor-in-chief of the weekly print edition of the magazine and the website. The magazine is home to the ''Bookseller''/Diagram Prize for Oddest ...

'' as saying: "I initially thought that the internet would kill non-fiction, because teachers would tell children to use the internet to help with homework. But if you key in 'castles' n a search engine you get 900,000 possible websites. The internet is an inadequate resource for children."

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Official website of Usborne Publishing

Usborne Books at Home
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