Gummerus

Gummerus Oy is a

bookstores, department stores and book clubs

Gummerus Oy consists of four divisions:

In December 2009 Gummerus and Sanoma agreed on an arrangement concerning the merger of WS Bookwell and Gummerus Printing. As a result of the arrangement, Gummerus Oy became a shareholder in the new Bookwell Oy with a 20% holding.

In May 2001 Gummerus Publishers acquired an independent, smaller publishing firm by the name of Ajatus Kustannusosakeyhtiö, and Ajatus Kirjat remains an editorially independent non-fiction entity within the main publishing firm. Jaakko Syrjä served as an editor.^[1]

Establishing

Karl Jacob Gummerus, (April 13, 1840 Kokkola – March 20, 1898 Helsinki) begin to publish Kyläkirjasto reader in 1872. It is estimated that the Gummerus Oy publishing company actually started then in Jyväskylä.^[2]

Karl and his wife Gustava wanted to bring knowledge and joy to folk. Finally he became a writer.

Works

Ylhäiset ja alhaiset (1870)^[3] - the company's first published book
Alkuperäisiä suomalaisia uuteloita (1863–73(
Haudankaivajan kertomuksia and Vanhan pastorin muistelmia.

References

^ Writers' Gallery (16 June 2004), "Tampere City Library", Pirkanmaan Aluetietokanta (in Finnish)
^ Facta 2001, part 5, page 354,355
^ [1] Pieni Tietosanakirja finnish

External links

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[1] Writers' Gallery (16 June 2004), "Tampere City Library", Pirkanmaan Aluetietokanta (in Finnish)

[2] Facta 2001, part 5, page 354,355

[3] [1] Pieni Tietosanakirja finnish

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