About Andrews McMeel
Publishing, LLC
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (AMP), a division
of Andrews McMeel
Universal, is a leading publisher of general
nonfiction trade books, gift
books and humor books, publishing as many as 300
new titles annually,
including several New York Times bestsellers.
AMP is also the premier calendar publisher in
the country, annually
publishing calendars based on many top-selling
properties such as The Far
Side®, DilbertT, Disney, Mary Engelbreit, and
the long-time favorite
Jeopardy!, among other characters and titles.
Today, Andrews McMeel Universal is the largest
independent newspaper
syndicate in the world and an emerging leader in
book and calendar
publishing and gift and stationery
merchandising. In 1997, the
privately-held company became Andrews McMeel
Universal to reflect its
diversification into magazine publishing and new
media. Every year, the
company publishes the work of more than 125
syndicate creators and writers,
more than 300 books, and a prestigious line of
calendars and gift and
stationery items. Andrews McMeel Universal
continues to exert a lasting
influence on American popular culture.
"We're a talent agency," says John McMeel,
chairman of Andrews McMeel
Universal and co-founder of Universal Press
Syndicate. "A special kind of
talent agency, because the creators and authors
we represent and promote are
special kinds of people. The relationships
between our company and our
creators and authors- and our relationships with
the editors, writers and
artists on our own staff-are the foundation upon
which this company was
built and has succeeded. Without them we'd have
no company, no reason to
exist." |
