Private company

Popular Library

American publisher1

Popular Library is a New York paperback book company established in 1942 by Leo Margulies and Ned Pines, who at the time were major pulp magazine and newspaper publishers. The company's logo of a pine tree was a tribute to Pines, and another Popular Library signature visual was a reduced black-and-white copy of the front cover on the title page.2 It is part of Warner Books.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1942Founded1

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Popular Library is a New York paperback book company established in 1942 by Leo Margulies and Ned Pines, who at the time were major pulp magazine and newspaper publishers. The company's logo of a pine tree was a tribute to Pines, and another Popular Library signature visual was a reduced black-and-white copy of the front cover on the title page.2

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

  • CBS, Inc. 1974 to 1982

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1982Acquired Acquired by Warner Books1
  2. 1974Acquired Acquired by CBS, Inc.1
  3. 1970Acquired Acquired by Fawcett Publications1
  4. 1942Founded Founded1

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