Wrox Press (established in 1992) is a
computer
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book
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publisher
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, originally based in
Birmingham
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, England. Wrox uses a "programmer to programmer" approach, as all books published by Wrox are written by
software developer
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s.
The original books were easily recognized by their red covers and black and white pictures of the authors.
The holding company of the original Wrox Press, Peer Information, liquidated its assets in an insolvency process executed during 2003. The name and some of the more successful titles (but not the company itself) were acquired by
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley (), is an American multinational publishing company founded in 1807 that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials. The company produces books, journals, and encyclopedias, in p ...
, which continues to publish under the Wrox imprint.
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External links
Wrox website
Publishing companies established in 1992
Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Computer book publishing companies