Type: Public
On the web: http://www.quarto.com
Employees: 455
Employee growth: (1.1%)

Questioning minds might turn to Quarto for how-to. The Quarto Group publishes illustrated non-fiction books, including reference, informational, and instructional publications. The company does business via about 20 operating units in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the UK, and the US. It publishes about 600 books a year through several imprints and subsidiaries, including Quintet Publishing, Creative Publishing International, and Rockport Publishers. The Quarto Group also publishes magazines in the UK (The World of Fine Wine), and offers publishing services (color reproduction, printing) in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the UK. Quarto was founded in 1976, and was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1986.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $176.0M
One year growth: 3.7%
Net income: $5.7M
Income growth: 40.3%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Laurence F. Orbach
Group Finance Director: Magazine Publishers

Competitors:
Bloomsbury
Harry N. Abrams
Random House

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