| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | Ramón Akal González |
| Country | Spain |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Genre | Literature and essay |
| Website | https://www.akal.com |
Ediciones Akal is a Spanish publisher founded in Madrid in 1972 by Ramón Akal González.[1][2] It consists of a catalogue of three thousand works in forty collections which includes fields like Humanities, classic texts, modern literature, etc., and a collection of dictionaries.[2]
Grupo Akal belong to Istmo, Foca, H. Blume and Siglo XXI de España Editores, acquired in 2010.[3] Grupo Akal has more than 70 employees in 2015.[4]
It received the Premio Nacional for Mejor Labor Editorial Cultural in 2010.[5]
References
- ^ Rodríguez Marcos, Javier (24 April 2012). "“Yo pregunto si un libro es bueno, no si es rentable”" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "La editorial" (in Spanish). Ediciones Akal. Archived 20 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Sellos del Grupo Akal" (in Spanish). Ediciones Akal. Archived 5 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Ediciones Akal compra Siglo XXI de España Editores" (in Spanish). Partido Comunista de Madrid. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Premio Nacional a la Mejor Labor Editorial Cultural" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura. Gobierno de España. 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2018.[dead link]