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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
The Randy Penguin alone has over 250 different imprints when taking all of their divisions/publishing groups into account.
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A lot of the imprints of old were actually part of a larger publisher. For example, Tor was started in 1980 by Tom Doherty. It was bought by St. Martin's Press in 1987, (started by Macmillian in 1952). Macmillian was bought by Holtzbrinck in the late 90's.
Ace started in 1952. It was bought by Grossett & Dunlap in 1972. Eventually, it became part of Berkley and then Penguin.
Given how the book world works, with advances and the like, it's very useful to have a parent company to prevent the cash short falls that can occur as various authors come and go.