Carlton Books

Carlton Books publishes high-quality illustrated books on a wide variety of popular subjects, including the arts, history, sport, design, entertainment, humour and puzzles. our authors include Sir Martin Gilbert, Sir Patrick Moore, Richard Overy, Richard Holmes, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Brian May of Queen and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd.

Our major success as the World Champion sports publisher was confirmed with the announcement that Carlton Books has been appointed to publish official books for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We already puplish FIFA-branded titles, and are publishing exciting books with UEFA Champions League and both the Premier League and the Football League, making us the most important sports publisher in the world.

Carlton have also pushed at the boundaries of children's publishing with a series of Augmented Reality (AR) books. AR allows your webcam to recognise the pages of a book and produce 3D images that you can control on your computer. This ground breaking series is set to continue all the way through 2011.
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