WWE Books explained

WWE Books
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Publishing
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Founded: in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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Hq Location City:Stamford, Connecticut
Hq Location Country:United States
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Key People:Executive vice president and publisher Louise Burke
Vice president and associate publisher Scott Shannon
Products:Books
Owner:Endeavor
Parent:WWE (TKO Group Holdings)

WWE Books is a subsidiary of World Wrestling Entertainment, a division of TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings, created in 2002 to publish autobiographies of and fiction based on WWE personalities, behind-the-scenes guides to WWE, illustrated books, calendars, young adult books, and other general nonfiction books. The majority of WWE Books are published by Pocket Books, part of the Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group. Simon & Schuster UK and Simon & Schuster Australia are the publishers of WWE books in the United Kingdom and Australia. Simon & Schuster publish multiple titles yearly, based on the personalities, programming, storylines, and other topics of interest to WWE and its fans.[1]

In 2014, WWE Books and DK Publishing entered a multi-year publishing partnership to distribute and market WWE book releases on a global scale. The agreement also included digital and various subsidiary rights. DK has published a variety of titles including commemorative books, sticker books, historical guides, autobiographies and encyclopedias.[2]

WWE Books are published in hardcover and large print editions, trade and mass market paperback, in audio on cassette and compact disc, and in eBook editions.

Books published

Fiction

Novelizations

Children's books

Encyclopedias

Autobiographies

TitleAuthor
Adam Copeland on EdgeEdge
Batista UnleashedBatista
Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero StoryEddie Guerrero
It's True! It's TrueKurt Angle
The Rock SaysThe Rock
If they only knewChyna
"Classy" Freddie Blassie: Listen, You Pencil Neck GeeksFreddie Blassie
Controversy Creates Ca$hEric Bischoff
The Hardcore DiariesMick Foley
Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker Than WrestlingMick Foley
Mick Foley
Cross RhodesGoldust
The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 InspireMatt & Jeff Hardy
Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels StoryShawn Michaels
Hollywood Hulk HoganHulk Hogan
It's Good to Be the King...SometimesJerry Lawler
Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.--The Reality of Amy DumasLita
The Stone Cold TruthStone Cold Steve Austin
Superstar Billy Graham: Tangled RopesSuperstar Billy Graham
Tajiri: The Japanese Buzzsaw (Japan release only)Yoshihiro Tajiri
Ted DiBiase: The Million Dollar ManTed DiBiase
To Be the ManRic Flair
Walking a Golden MileWilliam Regal
The Unauthorized History of DXTriple H & Shawn Michaels
Rey Mysterio: Behind the MaskRey Mysterio
YES!: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleManiaDaniel Bryan
Accepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWEPat Patterson
Second Nature: The Legacy of Ric Flair and the Rise of CharlotteCharlotte Flair and Ric Flair
There's No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: How I went from Stereotype to PrototypeTitus O'Neil
Mayor Kane: My Life in Wrestling and PoliticsKane
A Chosen DestinyDrew McIntyre

Miscellaneous

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WWE and Simon & Schuster Announce New Publishing Partnership . World Wrestling Entertainment Inc . May 27, 2001 . January 28, 2018.
  2. Web site: DK Publishing and WWE Announce Global Partnership . World Wrestling Entertainment Inc . January 22, 2014 . January 28, 2018.