Pocket Books

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Pocket Books
Type Division of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Founded 1939
Headquarters New York City, NY, USA
Key people Richard L. Simon, founder
M. Lincoln Schuster, founder
Robert de Graff, founder
Industry Paperback books
Products Paperback books
Number of people not disclosed
Website http://www.simonandschuster.com/

Pocket Books is the paperback division of Simon & Schuster.

It is a Kohlberg Kravis Roberts subsidiary.

Foundation

Richard L. Simon, M. Lincoln Schuster, and Robert de Graff founded Pocket Books in 1939 as a division of Simon and Schuster's eponymous company.

Type

Pocket Books was the first mass-market, pocket-sized book publisher in the United States.

Books published by Pocket Books owned by WEC Museum

Title Release Format Added to museum Notes
Forret Gump 1986 Paperback December 25, 1995 First Forrest Gump book.
Gump & Co. 1995 Paperback December 25, 1995 Second Forrest Gump book.