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Ten Speed Press

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American publishing house

Ten Speed Press is a publishing house founded in Berkeley, California, in 1971 by Phil Wood. It was bought by Random House in February 2009 and became part of their Crown Publishing Group division.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Ten Speed Press is a publishing house founded in Berkeley, California, in 1971 by Phil Wood. It was bought by Random House in February 2009 and became part of their Crown Publishing Group division.2

Corporate structure

Ten Speed Press is part of a group headed by Bertelsmann. 272 entities, 24 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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

Subsidiaries

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Acquisitions

  1. 2002Acquired Crossing Press1

Timeline

  1. 2009Acquired Acquired by Crown Publishing Group1
  2. 1971Founded Founded1

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