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Target Books

British publishing imprint

Target Books is a British publishing imprint, established in 1973 by Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd, a paperback publishing company. The imprint was established as a children's imprint to complement the adult Tandem imprint, and became well known for their highly successful range of novelisations and other assorted books based on the popular science fiction television series Doctor Who.² It is part of Random House.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1973Founded¹

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Corporate structure

Target Books is part of a group headed by Bertelsmann. 276 entities, 24 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Bertelsmann Gütersloh
- Penguin Random House New York, New York, United States
  - Random House New York, New York, United States
    - Target Books
    - Albrecht Knaus Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
    - Bantam Books Subsidiary · New York City
    - BBC Books Subsidiary · London
    - Crossing Press Subsidiary · Berkeley
    - Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
    - Gold Key Comics Subsidiary · Poughkeepsie
    - Gütersloher Verlagshaus Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
      - 1 more
    - Spiegel & Grau Subsidiary · New York City
    - The Bodley Head Subsidiary · London
      - 1 more
    - Western Publishing Subsidiary · Racine
      - 3 more
    - Legend Books Subsidiary
    - One World Subsidiary · United States
    - Random House Studio Subsidiary
    - Taurus Subsidiary · Spain
    - Turtle Bay Books Subsidiary
    - Yearling Books Subsidiary
    - Figment Owned
    - Pimlico Owned
    - Wings Books Owned · United States
  - Ace Books Subsidiary · New York City
  - Aguilar Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
  - Alfred A. Knopf Subsidiary · New York City
  - Alfred A. Knopf Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Canada
  - Ballantine Books Subsidiary · New York City
    - Fawcett Publications Subsidiary · New York City
      - 2 more
    - Fawcett Crest Subsidiary
    - Gold Medal Books Subsidiary · United States
  - Companhia das Letras Subsidiary · São Paulo
  - Crown Publishing Group Subsidiary · New York City
    - Ten Speed Press Subsidiary · Emeryville
      - 1 more
    - Three Rivers Press Subsidiary · New York City
  - David McKay Publications Subsidiary · Philadelphia
  - Debate Subsidiary
  - Dutton Subsidiary · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    - Seymour Lawrence Books Subsidiary
    - Blue Rider Press Subsidiary
    - Saturday Review Press Subsidiary
  - Ebury Publishing Subsidiary · London
  - Hamish Hamilton Subsidiary · London
  - Jonathan Cape Subsidiary · London
  - Penguin Books Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    - Cornerstone Press Subsidiary
    - Michael Joseph Subsidiary
  - Penguin Group Subsidiary · City of Westminster
    - Plume Subsidiary · New York City
    - Dial Books Subsidiary
    - Firebird Books Subsidiary · United States
    - Nancy Paulsen Books Subsidiary
    - Objectiva Subsidiary · Portugal
    - Perigee Books Subsidiary
  - Penguin Random House Audio Subsidiary · New York City, United States
    - Listening Library Subsidiary · United States
  - Penguin Random House Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Canada
  - Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
    - Ediciones B Subsidiary · Barcelona
    - Ediciones Grijalbo Subsidiary · Barcelona
      - 1 more
    - Plaza & Janés Subsidiary
    - Salamandra Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
    - Suma de Letras Subsidiary · Spain
  - Penguin Random House India Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
  - Random House Audio Subsidiary
  - Random House of Canada Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    - Anchor Canada Subsidiary
    - Appetite by Random House Subsidiary · Canada
    - Seal Books Subsidiary
  - Sasquatch Books Subsidiary · Seattle
  - Sudamericana Subsidiary · Buenos Aires, Argentina
  - Transworld Publishers Subsidiary · London
    - Bantam Press Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    - Corgi Books Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - and 23 more
- RTL Group Subsidiary · 75.1% · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - CLT-UFA Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - Broadcasting Center Europe Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - RTL DISNEY FERNSEHEN GMBH & CO. KG Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - RTL Group Germany S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - RTL SERVICES KFT. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - Groupe M6 Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
    - Société nouvelle de distribution Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
    - M6 Digital Services Subsidiary · La Madeleine, France
    - M6net Subsidiary
    - Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie Subsidiary · Paris
    - Golden Moustache Subsidiary · France
    - HOME SHOPPING SERVICE Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Label 6&7 Subsidiary · France
    - M6 INTERACTIONS Subsidiary · Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
  - SpotX Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - 495 Productions Subsidiary
  - BroadbandTV Corp Subsidiary · Vancouver
  - C. Productions Subsidiary · Neuilly-sur-Seine
  - DIC Entertainment Corporation Subsidiary · Burbank
    - WildBrain CPLG Subsidiary · London
  - IP Deutschland Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
  - RTL Deutschland Subsidiary · Cologne
  - RTL Hungary Subsidiary
  - RTL interactive Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - RTL Lëtzebuerg Subsidiary · Luxembourg
  - RTL Nederland Subsidiary · Hilversum
    - RTL 4 Subsidiary
    - RTL4 Productions Subsidiary
  - scoyo Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
  - Studio 89 Productions Subsidiary · Neuilly-sur-Seine
  - UFA Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - Tobis Film Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    - UFA Lab Subsidiary
  - UFA Fiction Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - UFA Serial Drama Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - UFA Show & Factual Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - We Are Era Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    - Stolzmonat Subsidiary
  - Atresmedia Stake · 18.65% · San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
    - Atresmedia Cine Subsidiary · San Sebastián de los Reyes
  - 6ter Subsidiary · France
  - FREMANTLE INDIA TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS PVT LTD Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - Geo Television Subsidiary · Germany
  - Home Shopping Service Subsidiary · France
  - and 20 more
- Majorel Subsidiary · 50% · Luxembourg
- 2 Entertain Subsidiary · London
  - Demon Music Group Ltd. Subsidiary · London
- Arvato Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
- Barrie & Jenkins Subsidiary · London
- Bertelsmann Marketing Services Subsidiary · Gütersloh
  - DeutschlandCard Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - GGP Media Subsidiary · Pößneck, Germany
  - MBS Nürnberg Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
  - Mohn Media Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
  - Prinovis Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
  - rtv media group Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
- Bertelsmann Music Group Subsidiary · New York City
  - BMG Hungary Kft. Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
  - BMG Poland, Sp. z o.o. Subsidiary · Warsaw
  - BMG Ricordi Music Publishing Italia Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
  - Constantin Film Subsidiary · Munich
    - Constantin Entertainment Subsidiary · Ismaning, Germany
  - RCA Records Subsidiary · New York City
    - His Master's Voice Subsidiary
      - 1 more
    - Otto Dynamite Subsidiary · Canada
    - RCA Italiana Subsidiary · Italy
    - The Rocket Record Company Subsidiary
  - Ariola Discos Subsidiary · Brazil
  - BMG Ariola Argentina S.A. Subsidiary · Argentina
  - BMG Ariola Miller GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
  - BMG Brasil Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
  - BMG Nederland BV Subsidiary
  - BMG Strategic Marketing Group Subsidiary · United States
  - CMC International Subsidiary · United States
- BMG Music Publishing Subsidiary · New York City
- BMG Music Taiwan Inc. Subsidiary
- BMG Rights Management Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
  - BMG Music Australia Subsidiary
  - Mute Records Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft Subsidiary · Berlin
- Direct Group Subsidiary · Gütersloh
  - Club Bertelsmann Subsidiary · Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
- Elefanten-Press-Verlag Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- Fremantle Subsidiary · London
  - Baluba Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
  - Beyond International Subsidiary · Dublin
  - Blue Circle Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
  - Eureka Productions Subsidiary
  - Euston Films Subsidiary · London
  - Fremantle Australia Subsidiary · Sydney
  - Fremantle Finland Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
  - Fremantle France Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Fremantle Spain Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
  - Lux Vide Subsidiary · Rome
  - Mark Goodson Productions Subsidiary · New York City
  - Monster Media Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
  - Moskito Television Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
  - Novemberfilm Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
  - Original Productions Subsidiary
  - Picomedia Subsidiary · Rome
  - Stand by Me Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
  - Strix Television Subsidiary · Stockholm
  - The Apartment Subsidiary
  - Buzzr Subsidiary · United States
  - Fremantle International Subsidiary
  - Fremantle Netherlands Subsidiary
  - One Big Happy Family Subsidiary · Norway
  - Rakett Subsidiary · Norway
- Gruner + Jahr Subsidiary · Hamburg
  - News Subsidiary · Vienna
  - Territory Subsidiary · Hamburg
  - 11FREUNDE Verlag Subsidiary
  - Maxposure Media Group Subsidiary
- Hutchinson Subsidiary · Wisbech, United Kingdom
- KSD Subsidiary · Kharkiv, Ukraine
- McClelland & Stewart Subsidiary · Toronto
  - New Canadian Library Subsidiary · Canada
- Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe Subsidiary · München, Germany
  - Anaconda Verlag Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
  - Bassermann Verlag Subsidiary
  - Blanvalet Subsidiary · Munich
  - cbj Subsidiary
  - Der Hörverlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Goldmann Subsidiary · Munich
  - Heyne Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
  - Karl Blessing Verlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Luchterhand Subsidiary · Berlin
  - Manhattan Subsidiary
  - Penguin Verlag Subsidiary
  - Prestel Publishing Subsidiary · Munich
  - Siedler Verlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Südwest Verlag Subsidiary
- Talkback Subsidiary · London
- Talkback Thames Subsidiary · London
- Thames Subsidiary · London
- Titan Publishing Group Subsidiary · Bankside
  - Titan Books Subsidiary · Bankside
    - Hard Case Crime Subsidiary
  - Titan Magazines Subsidiary · London
  - Titan Comics Subsidiary
- Alliant University Subsidiary · United States
- and 12 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Random House

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1973Founded Founded¹

Sources

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WikidataTarget Books on Wikidata
2
WikipediaTarget Books on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsTarget Books photo by Ebury Publishing (since 2018), Public domain