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Mascot Books

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Mascot Books
Founded2003
Headquarters locationHerndon, Virginia, United States
Fiction genresNonfiction, Fiction, Children's, Cookbooks
Owner(s)Naren Aryal
No. of employees17
Official websitemascotbooks.com

Mascot Books is a full-service, multi-genre, independent book publisher and distributor. It is a hybrid publishing company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. The company publishes a variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, children's, cookbooks, and coffee table books.[1]

History[edit]

Naren Aryal co-founded Mascot Books in 2003 with the publication of Hello, Hokie Bird, a children's book about his alma mater's mascot, the Virginia Tech's HokieBird.[2] After a successful initial title, Aryal left his job as a corporate attorney to start Mascot Books.[2] Since inception, the business has published more than 2,500 titles. Mascot Books was recently[when?] featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Costco Connection.[2][3][4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mascot Books - Book Publishing". Mascot Books. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  2. ^ a b c "This Herndon publisher's business plan doesn't go by the book". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. ^ "USATODAY.com - Series of mascot books began in ride from game". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  4. ^ http://www.mascotbooks.com/images/Press/Mascot_Books_Costco_Connection_Nov2007.pdf

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