Peter Usborne, who has died aged 85, created a publishing company that changed the look and feel of nonfiction books for children. Although they were widely used in schools, Usborne books became a ...

ICONIC children’s book publisher Peter Usborne has died “suddenly but peacefully”, aged 85. Tributes are already pouring in for the “genius” publisher – responsible for the beloved ‘Usborne book of’ ...

Fifty years after Peter Usborne founded Usborne Publishing in London, with the goal of revitalizing children’s nonfiction, the independent company has announced a new U.S. trade distribution ...

St. Petersburg customs officials have blocked a shipment of UK children's books, claiming titles about anatomy, puzzles, and ...

Children of the 1980s who had an interest in technology were lucky indeed. As well as the first generations of home computers at their disposal they had the expectation to program them, something ...

The publisher said he died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on the morning of Thursday 30th March, surrounded by his family. “Peter was, in the truest sense of the word, a genius – his brilliance was ...

Educational Development Corporation, publisher of Usborne and Kane Miller books in the U.S., has announced that, effective immediately, the company will no longer sell any of its books on Amazon or to ...

Publisher pays tribute to ‘genius’ who was an ‘inspirational leader’ Peter Usborne, the founder of the children’s books publisher Usborne and the co-founder of Private Eye magazine, has died aged 85, ...

Peter Usborne, who has died aged 85, was the business brains behind the satirical magazine Private Eye; he later made a fortune by setting up the children’s book publisher Usborne Publishing, ...