Publisher

Brooks/Cole Pub. Co

Brooks/Cole was a college textbook publisher in Monterey, California. International Thomson bought it in 1978, and its list passed to Thomson Learning and then Cengage.

Editions tracked: 23
First editions: 20
Books: 22
Years: 1967 to 2011

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Brooks/Cole Pub. Co is a publisher active from 1967. We track 23 editions it published between 1967 and 2011, 20 of them first editions across 22 books. Each book lists its first edition and the points that identify it.

About Brooks/Cole Pub. Co

Brooks/Cole Publishing Company was an American college textbook publisher based in Monterey, California. International Thomson bought it in 1978, and its list now sits within Cengage Group.

In the late 1970s the firm was commissioning and editing university texts in subjects such as chemistry and computer science, so it served the higher education market rather than general readers. International Thomson added Wadsworth Publishing in 1979, and books from around 1990 often carry a shared imprint such as "Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole". One example is Richard Durrett's Probability: Theory and Examples, which booksellers list under both the Brooks/Cole and the joint names.

In 2000 International Thomson Publishing was restructured as Thomson Learning. In 2007 Thomson sold that business for US$7.75 billion to a private equity group made up of Apax Partners and OMERS Capital Partners. In July 2007 it was renamed Cengage Learning, and in 2021 it was rebranded Cengage Group. The company moved its headquarters from Stamford, Connecticut, to Boston in 2014. As a result, Brooks/Cole titles also turn up in later printings under the Thomson and Cengage names.

We have not yet written the guide to Brooks/Cole Pub. Co's first-edition conventions. Until we do, check each book's own page: we list its points where we know them. Know how Brooks/Cole Pub. Co marked its firsts? Tell us.