FinanzBuch Verlag
GenreNon-Fiction
Founded1997
FounderChristian Jund
Headquarters
Munich
,
Germany
OwnerMünchner Verlagsgruppe GmbH
ParentBonnier Group
Websitewww.m-vg.de

FinanzBuch Verlag is a German non-fiction book publisher located in Munich, Germany. It is a brand within the Münchner Verlagsgruppe, which has been a subsidiary of Swedish media conglomerate Bonnier Group since 2017.[1]

History

FinanzBuch Verlag was founded in 1997 by Christian Jund as a financial book publisher. Initially the firm distributed translations of English books, but expanded into original content, collaborating with other media firms such as Financial Times Deutschland.[2]

After the Dot-com bubble collapsed in 2001, the publisher expanded their niche beyond financial books and ventured into politics. Since then the publisher has earned a reputation as a libertarian-friendly publisher.[3] They have published high-profile German-language editions of figures such as Donald Trump and Peter Thiel.[4]

In 2017, the publisher's owner was acquired by the Swedish media conglomerate Bonnier Group.[5]

Criticism

FinanzBuch has published authors covering a number of controversial topics, including "Euro skepticism" and culture war. This has invited criticism the publisher is fostering far-right politics, however others have argued the topics are "economic rather than ethnic concerns.[6]

In 2018, FinanzBuch was widely criticized for publishing controversial economist Thilo Sarrazin, whose best-selling book was cancelled by Random House.[7] The book had been accused of having the potential to "reinforce anti-Muslim sentiments."[8] The publisher said they carefully thought about publishing the book, deciding "[it is a part of a liberal democracy is that all opinions may be represented as long as they do not violate legal regulations."[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Bonnier übernimmt Münchner Verlagsgruppe mit den Imprints riva, mvg, FinanzBuch, Redline und Lago | BuchMarkt". buchmarkt.de (in German). 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  2. ↑ "Financial Times Deutschland und FinanzBuch Verlag kooperieren – neue Sachbuchreihe "FTD Bibliothek" | BuchMarkt". buchmarkt.de (in German). 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  3. ↑ "Europe's far right is joining forces with libertarian climate deniers". New Statesman. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  4. ↑ "Peter Thiel: Wer ist der neue Arbeitgeber von Sebastian Kurz?". Esquire (in German). 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  5. ↑ "Bonnier übernimmt Münchner Verlagsgruppe mit den Imprints riva, mvg, FinanzBuch, Redline und Lago | BuchMarkt". buchmarkt.de (in German). 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  6. ↑ Reichwein, Marc (2018-07-14). "Thilo Sarrazins neuer Verlag: Was macht der Finanzbuch-Verlag". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  7. ↑ name -, Dog with no (2018-07-06). "Controversial German author takes Random House to court after it axes his book on Islam". The Local Germany. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  8. ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "How the press reviewed Thilo Sarrazin's 'Hostile Takeover' | DW | 03.09.2018". DW.COM. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  9. ↑ "Abgelehnt von Random House: Neuer Verlag hat sich Sarrazin-Buch "geschnappt"". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
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