Bastei Lübbe AG is going to publish the new novel from bestselling author Dan Brown Good news for millions of Dan Brown fans worldwide: The new book will be published on September 26th, 2017

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Bastei Lübbe AG is going to publish the new novel from bestselling author Dan Brown Good news for millions of Dan Brown fans worldwide: The new book will be published on September 26th, 2017

28.09.2016 / 16:03
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Bastei Lübbe AG is going to publish the new novel from bestselling author
Dan Brown
Good news for millions of Dan Brown fans worldwide: The new book will be
published on September 26th, 2017

Cologne, September 28, 2016. Exciting news for Dan Brown fans all over the world: The global publishing phenomenon, author of the #1 international blockbusters Inferno and The Da Vinci Code, has written his latest Robert Langdon thriller. Doubleday will release the novel Origin in the US and Canada on September 26, 2017. Bastei Lübbe will publish the sure-fire bestseller simultaneously in the German speaking countries. In the words of Thomas Schierack, CEO of Bastei Lübbe AG: 'With great excitement we are looking forward to the publication of Dan Brown's new work. And we are proud of the long relationship with one of the most successful writers on this planet. The economic significance is a major topic for our company.'

A relationship, that began in 2003 with the tremendous success of Illuminati in Germany. 'We are very happy to be one of Dan Brown's publishers right from the beginning. The personal relationship between Dan Brown and our publishing house means so much to us and each of his novels is of utmost importance to everyone at Lübbe', says Klaus Kluge, COO of Bastei Lübbe AG.

In keeping with his trademark style, Brown interweaves codes, science, religion, history, art and architecture into this new novel. Origin thrusts Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon into the dangerous intersection of humankind's two most enduring questions, and the earth-shaking discovery that will answer them.

Just days before the premiere of the blockbuster movie Inferno (October 13th) Bastei Lübbe is pleased to announce a second coup: The YA-edition of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code will be published by ONE, a division of Bastei Lübbe, simultaneously with the new Robert Langdon thriller in September 2017. This abridged version of one of the most successful novels of all time is intended to introduce a new and younger readership to the work of Dan Brown.

Worldwide there are more than 200 million copies of Dan Brown's books in print, and his novels have been translated into 56 languages. His most recent bestseller Inferno has a print-run of 1,85 million copies in German speaking countries, including physical and digital copies and audiobooks. Bastei Lübbe's turnover of this sole title amounts up to just under 15,5 million Euros.

About Bastei Lübbe AG:
Bastei Lübbe AG is an international media group based in Cologne. Its business operations focus on developing and licensing content distributed worldwide physically and digitally. The company's core business includes the traditional publishing business and the periodical puzzle magazines and novel booklets in the 'Book' segment. With its twelve publishers and imprints, the group of companies currently offers approximately 3,600 titles in fiction, non-fiction and books for children and young adults. In the growing segment of hardcover fiction, the company has been the market leader in Germany for many years. At the same time, Bastei Lübbe is driving innovation in the field of digital media. As well as the production of thousands of audio and e-books, the 'Digital' segment also includes holdings in the self-publishing platform 'BookRix' and the renowned games publisher 'Daedalic Entertainment'. Bastei Lübbe AG's value chain is completed by the investment in the online shop 'beam-ebooks.de' and the new and internationally unique streaming platform 'oolipo'.

With currently 334 employees and an annual turnover of roughly EUR 102.5 million (financial year 2015/2016), Bastei Lübbe AG is the largest medium-sized family company in the German publishing industry. Since 2013, the company's shares have been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (WKN A1X3YY, ISIN DE000A1X3YY0). Further information is available at www.luebbe.de.

Contact Bastei Lübbe AG:
Barbara Fischer
Director / Vice President
Public Relations
Tel.: +49 (0) 221 / 82 00 28 50
E-mail: barbara.fischer@luebbe.de

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