Wordsworth Editions
{{short description|British publisher}}
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| founded = 1987
| founder = Helen Trayler, Michael Trayler
| successor = Nichola Trayler
| country = United Kingdom
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| distribution = CBS Book Services (UK)
L.B.May & Associates (US)
Peribo (Australia){{Cite web| title = Wordsworth Editions| accessdate = 2017-12-03| url = http://wordsworth-editions.com/purchase}}
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| publications = Books
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| genre = classic literature
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| website = {{URL|http://wordsworth-editions.com}}
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Wordsworth Editions is a British publisher known for their low-cost editions of classic literature and non-fiction works.
The firm was founded by Helen Trayler and Michael Trayler in 1987.{{cite news |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/wordsworth-promotes-nichola-trayler-marketing-director-314788 |title=Wordsworth promotes Nichola Trayler to marketing director |work=The Bookseller |date=20 October 2015 |first=Natasha |last=Onwuemezi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022012506/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/wordsworth-promotes-nichola-trayler-marketing-director-314788 |archive-date=22 October 2015}} The firm began to sell paperbacks at £1 in 1992.{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/dec/09/cheap-classics-boom-book-trade-struggles |title=Cheap classics boom as rest of book trade struggles|author=Flood, Alison |work=The Guardian|date=December 9, 2011|accessdate= November 2, 2015}} The firm has approximately 500 titles in print. The firm is family-owned and based in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. As of 2017, 45% of its sales were exported.{{Cite web |title=Wordsworth Editions primed for growth |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/wordsworth-564101 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228183111/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/wordsworth-564101 |archive-date=2023-12-28 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}
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External links
- [http://www.wordsworth-editions.com/ Official website.]
Category:Publishing companies established in 1987
Category:1987 establishments in England
Category:Publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Companies based in East Hertfordshire District
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