Penny Publications
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Penny Publications is a US magazine publisher, formed in 1996 as the joinder of Dell Magazines
, founded 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr., which had been acquired by Crosstown Publications and Penny Press
, founded 1973, which as Penny Publications, LLC was under the same ownership as Crosstown Publications. Dell Magazines, later popularly known for its science fiction
and mystery
magazines, had also early published puzzle magazines including crossword games, beginning in 1931 with Dell Crossword Puzzles.
As of 2011, Penny Publications publishes at least 85 magazines, distributed through newsstands, in stores, and by subscription in US and CA, and at least 60 puzzle books. Penny Publications' headquarters are in Norwalk, Connecticut
, US.
Dell Crossword Puzzles, Official Crossword Puzzles and Pocket Crossword Puzzles have been published continuously for more than 60 years.
From 2001, by special arrangement with Three Across, Penny Publications has offered "New York Times style" crosswords to membership groups such as The Crosswords Club, The Large-Print Crosswords Club, and The Uptown Puzzle Club.
In early 2010, Penny Publications renewed its agreement for distribution via Comag Marketing Group LLC (CMG) for sale, marketing and distribution of all of its titles, both under Penny Press and under Dell Magazine brands, in the US, CA and elsewhere.
Dell Magazines
Dell Magazines was a company founded by George T. Delacorte Jr. in 1921 as part of his Dell Publishing Co. Dell is today known for its many puzzle magazines, as well as fiction magazines such as Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Asimov's Science Fiction, and...
, founded 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr., which had been acquired by Crosstown Publications and Penny Press
Penny press
Penny press newspapers were cheap, tabloid-style papers produced in the middle of the 19th century.- History :As the East Coast's middle and working classes grew, so did the new public’s desire for news. Penny papers emerged as a cheap source with coverage of crime, tragedy, adventure, and gossip...
, founded 1973, which as Penny Publications, LLC was under the same ownership as Crosstown Publications. Dell Magazines, later popularly known for its science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
magazines, had also early published puzzle magazines including crossword games, beginning in 1931 with Dell Crossword Puzzles.
As of 2011, Penny Publications publishes at least 85 magazines, distributed through newsstands, in stores, and by subscription in US and CA, and at least 60 puzzle books. Penny Publications' headquarters are in Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 85,603, making Norwalk sixth in population in Connecticut, and third in Fairfield County...
, US.
Dell Crossword Puzzles, Official Crossword Puzzles and Pocket Crossword Puzzles have been published continuously for more than 60 years.
From 2001, by special arrangement with Three Across, Penny Publications has offered "New York Times style" crosswords to membership groups such as The Crosswords Club, The Large-Print Crosswords Club, and The Uptown Puzzle Club.
In early 2010, Penny Publications renewed its agreement for distribution via Comag Marketing Group LLC (CMG) for sale, marketing and distribution of all of its titles, both under Penny Press and under Dell Magazine brands, in the US, CA and elsewhere.
Magazines and imprints published
Magazines and imprints published by Penny Publications include:- Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine is a monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. AHMM is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.-History:...
- Analog Science Fiction & Fact
- Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
- CrosswordCrosswordA crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers. In languages that are written left-to-right, the answer...
- Dell Collector's
- Dell Crossword Puzzles
- Dell Horoscope Magazine
- Dell’s Best Easy Crosswords
- Ellery Queen's Mystery MagazineEllery Queen's Mystery MagazineEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine is an American monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction...
- Family Favorites
- Family Variety Puzzles & Games
- Fill-In®
- Logic and Math
- Official Crossword Puzzles
- Original Logic Problems
- Original Sudoku
- Penny Press Selected Series
- Penny’s Finest Word Seek’s
- Pocket Crossword Puzzles
- SudokuSudokuis a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9...
- Variety
- Word Seek®
- Word SearchWord searchA word search, word find, word seek, word sleuth or mystery word puzzle is a word game that is letters of a word in a grid, that usually has a rectangular or square shape. The objective of this puzzle is to find and mark all the words hidden inside the box. The words may be horizontally,...