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Jove Books (formerly Pyramid Books)

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Jove Books
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Area
New York
Date Founded
1977
Date Dissolved
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Jove Books, formerly known as Pyramid Books, is an American paperback and eBook publishing imprint, founded as an independent paperback house in 1949 by Almat Magazine Publishers (also known as Almat Publishing Corporation) (Alfred R. Plaine and Matthew Huttner). The company was sold to the Walter Reade Organization in the late 1960s. It was acquired in 1974 by Harcourt Brace (which became Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) which renamed it to Jove in 1977 and continued the line as an imprint. In 1979, they sold it to The Putnam Berkley Group, which is now part of the Penguin Group.

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Founded as Pyramid Books in 1949 as Almat Magazine Publishers.
Sold to Walter Reade Organization in the late 1960s.
Acquired by Harcourt Brace in 1974, who renamed it to Jove in 1977.
In 1979, Jove was sold to The Putnam Berkley Group, which eventually came to be part of the Penguin Group.

Last modified: 2026-06-11 (revision #291791)

Editions

NameAuthor CreditsFormatISBNRelease Date
The Clock of Dreams (Jove paperback)Brian LumleyPaperback05150448941978
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Wikidata ID
Q6296730

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