Carus Publishing Company

The Carus Publishing Company, now subsumed into Cricket Media, was a publisher with offices in Chicago, Peterborough, New Hampshire and Peru, Illinois. Its Peterborough office was closed June 30, 2015.[1] Its Peru offices have closed as well, and operations primarily occur in Chicago. 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

Their magazines for children and teens are 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] The 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. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. 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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