is a well-known
Publishing Company specializing in reference books. The business began in 1807 when Charles Wiley opened a printing shop in Manhattan which published law books in its early years and went on to publish current literary works. Under his son John, it adopted its present name in 1875 and added scientific and technical works to its repertoire. Today, it has more than 3,500
Employee s worldwide.
Among its well known publications are the ''
...For Dummies '' series, ''Webster's New World'' dictionaries, ''Wrox Press'', ''Sybex,'' and ''
Cliffs Notes ''. In addition to books, Wiley publishes many journals including
''Angewandte Chemie'' ,
''Advanced Materials'' , ''HEPATOLOGY'' and ''Liver Transplantation.'' The online publishing arm of Wiley is known as
Wiley InterScience , featuring searchable online journals, references works, databases, and onlinebooks.
Wiley operates in
USA ,
Canada , the
EU ,
Asia , and
Australia .
The company went public in 1962 and was listed on the
NYSE in 1995.
The company's world headquarters are located in
Hoboken, New Jersey , just across the
Hudson River from
Manhattan .
