Magic Publishers?

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Magic Publishers?

Postby Dai Bato » September 7th, 2009, 12:18 am

I am a used book dealer.

I was wondering if anyone here (including Mr. Kaufman) could please tell me who are the major North American magic publishers.

And, if possible, who are the major magic publishers in the English language?

Yours truly,




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Re: Magic Publishers?

Postby Dustin Stinett » September 7th, 2009, 2:12 am

Off the top of my head and in no particular order:

Genii Books
Kaufman & Company
Mike Caveneys Magic Words
Hermetic Press
H&R Books
The Miracle Factory
L&L Publishing
Hahne (Steinmeyer)
Squash Publishing
Meir Yedid Magic

David Regal, Harry Lorayne, and John Carney (among many others) self-publish.

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Re: Magic Publishers?

Postby David Acer » October 15th, 2009, 10:40 am

I would be remiss (and I hate being remiss) if I didn't add The Camirand Academy.
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Re: Magic Publishers?

Postby Richard Kaufman » October 15th, 2009, 12:55 pm

You'll note that most of the publishers listed above, with the exceptions of Stephen Minch, Jim Steinmeyer, and Mike Caveney, have published only a few books in the past five years:

L&L: Castle Notebooks
Meir Yedid: Herb Zarrow book
Miracle Factory has published no books in the past few years
I have only published The Vernon Touch (through Genii)

I think Harry Lorayne has published more books in the past 10 years than many people on the list.
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Re: Magic Publishers?

Postby Paul Gordon » October 15th, 2009, 1:20 pm

Magico (Sam Gringras)

In the UK (if interested):

My company: Natzler Enterprises. See www.natzler.com (original titles, reprints of classics, memoirs, biogs...)

Goodliffe Publications
Anthony Brahams' Cairn Press
Abacus Publications (Al Smith)

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Re: Magic Publishers?

Postby Paul Gordon » October 15th, 2009, 1:24 pm

In fact, see MagicPedia http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php/Paul_Gordon for title list of magic books by Natzler Enterprises.

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Re: Magic Publishers?

Postby Richard Kaufman » October 15th, 2009, 1:32 pm

Paul, you missed the stipulation in the original poster's note: "North American Magic Publishers."
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Re: Magic Publishers?

Postby Paul Gordon » October 15th, 2009, 2:05 pm

Dear Richard,

He then goes on to say...."and publishers In the English Language!"

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Re: Magic Publishers?

Postby Richard Kaufman » October 15th, 2009, 3:26 pm

I must not have read this sentence in his post: "I was wondering if anyone here (including Mr. Kaufman) could please tell me who are the major North American magic publishers."

It must have been in some other post, on some other board, or on some other planet.

The questions about "English language" publishers is secondary.
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Re: Magic Publishers?

Postby Bill Mullins » October 15th, 2009, 5:04 pm

Dover books.


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