Carus Publishing Company

The Carus Publishing Company is a publisher with offices in Chicago and Peru, Illinois. Its Peterborough, New Hampshire office was closed June 30, 2015.[1] It owns the Open Court Publishing Company as well as the Cricket Magazine Group, and Cobblestone Publishing. Open Court is known for their Popular Culture and Philosophy books, while Cricket and Cobblestone produce a range of children's magazines.

Carus Publishing Company
Parent companyCricket Media
Founded1973
FounderMarianne Carus
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationChicago
Publication typesMagazines, Books
ImprintsCricket, Cobblestone, Open Court

Carus's other magazines for children and teens include Ask, Babybug, Click, Cobblestone, Cricket, Faces, Ladybug, Muse, and Spider.

Carus was founded in 1973 and was acquired by the Canadian company ePals Corporation in December 2011.[2][3] ePals Corporation was renamed Cricket Media in 2014.[4] Cricket Media was acquired by ZG Ventures in 2016.[5]

References
  1. "Cobblestone to close Peterborough office". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. Stefanie Botelho (December 1, 2011). "Digital Platform ePals Acquires Carus". Folio. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. "Carus Publishing Company: Private Company Information - Businessweek". investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. "ePals Announces Rebranding to Cricket Media to Reflect Focus on Social Learning Through Content". Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  5. "CRICKET ACQUISITION GROUP, INC. TO ACQUIRE CRICKET MEDIA GROUP LTD". Cricket Media. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2020-05-24.


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