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1994
- DK Multimedia is launched as a publisher. Its first list
of multimedia titles included David Macaulay's The Way
Things Work. The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide series
wins the Thomas Cook Guide Book Award.
1995 - DK acquires Henderson Publishing
taking over the hugely popular Funfax series.
1996 - DK acquires the 112 year
old Hugo Language Books Ltd adding useful titles to DK's reference
publishing. Phrase books and dictionaries add a further dimension
to the bestselling DK Eyewitness Travel Guide series.
DK's natural history series Eyewitness, produced by DK Vision,
is nominated for 2 categories in the 1996 Emmy Awards.
1997 - DK acquires Acacia (UK publisher of curriculum
based Educational CD-ROMs) and this focus on education results
in DK Multimedia being renamed DK Interactive.
1998 - Another successful partnership
results in the first printing of 350,000 copies of the prestigious
DK Illustrated Oxford Dictionary. This
title sells especially well on the international market. Fall
1998 sees the publication of the 100th.
1999 - DK Eyewitness Travel
Guides win The Daily Telegraph Readers' Travel Awards
Best Guide Books.
2000 - Pearson, the media group who own Penguin Books, acquire DK.
GSP (Global Software Publishing) gain the rights to publish, market, sell and distribute the English version of a range of former DK CD and DVD ROM titles; Macron software gain the rights to do the same for translated editions on a global basis.
Andrew Welham is appointed Global Managing Director, tasked to bring the various DK business around the world back into a coherent, dynamic, and profitable world business.
2001 - Bolstered by vigorous support from Penguin sales and marketing, DK is back in the business of delivering premium quality information books for all ages and interests. With the publication of Animal Dorling Kindersley firmly re-establishes itself as the pre-eminent publisher of family reference. On the children’s list The Ultimate Robot Kit is also highly successful, making learning about science interactive and fun for children.
2002 - An exciting year for DK with the publication of author-led titles such as Bill Wyman’s Rolling With The Stones, Supersex by Tracey Cox, and Matt Roberts’ Fitness For Life Manual. The children’s title A Life Like Mine is published in association with UNICEF, and the DK website is redesigned and relaunched to wide acclaim.
2003 - A year of big names, big brands, and big campaigns. Judith Miller follows the success of her Antiques Price Guide with the Collectibles Price Guide – also all in color. The illustrious Monty Don joins the gardening list with The Complete Gardener, and DK Eyewitness Travel Guides celebrate 10 years of great publishing. For children DK launches the first in a groundbreaking series of reference titles, the e.enyclopedia.
2004 - A strong list of home reference titles corresponds with DK’s 30th anniversary, illustrating a commitment to grow and renew publishing lines where DK has a strong market presence.
2005 - The publisher of Dorling Kindersley, Christopher Davis, who joined the original team at DK in 1974, retires. Gary June, an experienced publisher with strengths in sales, marketing and new business creation joins DK as CEO in July. Also, DK titles win various awards including the DK Eyewitness Travel Guides.
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