Bonnier Books 1804 to present

Bonnier Books acquired a majority stake in Strawberry Publishing’s Norwegian operations, later renamed Bonnier Norsk Forlag. At the same time, Bonnier divested its 50 percent stake in the publishing house Cappelen Damm. Cappelen had been acquired in 1987 and was later merged with the publishing house Damm in 2007, which became 50/50 owed by Bonnier and Egmont.

After leaving the market in 2007, Bonnier Books re-entered the Danish book market by launching the publishing house Gutkind Forlag. Later that year, Bonnier Books acquired Strawberry Publishing’s operations in Sweden and Denmark, later renamed Bazar Förlag and Alpha Forlag, respectively.

Bonnier Books launched BookBeat, a digital subscription service for audiobooks and e-books.

Bonnier Books acquired the second-largest Finnish bookstore chain, Akateeminen Kirjakauppa (the Academic Bookstore).

Bonnier Books entered the Polish book market by acquiring the publishing house Marginesy. The Polish business has since grown organically and through further acquisitions and is now gathered under Bonnier Books Polska.

Bonnier brought together its book publishing businesses under Bonnier Books.

The acquisition of the children’s book publisher Autumn Publishing, marked Bonnier’s entry into the British publishing market. Bonnier Books’ British business, now gathered under Bonnier Books UK, has grown and is now a fully-fledged trade publisher.

Bonnier entered the Finnish market by acquiring the publishing house Tammi, which later merged with the Finnish book publishing house WSOY in 2011, following Bonnier’s acquisition of the latter. As a result, WSOY is now the largest trade publisher in the Finnish market.

Bonnier acquired the children’s and youth book publisher Carlsen Verlag, which marked the entry into the German market. The business has since grown and is now part of Bonnier Media Deutschland, one of Germany’s largest trade publishing groups.

Gerhard’s son Albert Bonnier established the publishing house Albert Bonniers Förlag in Stockholm, which grew organically and through acquisitions. Today, Bonnier’s Swedish book businesses are incorporated in Bonnierförlagen, the leading publishing house in Sweden.

Gerhard Bonnier left Dresden to open a bookstall in Copenhagen, which later expanded to Sweden.