'''The Ballantine Publishing Group''', better known as '''Ballantine Books''', is a major American book [[publisher]] founded in 1952 by [[Ian Ballantine]]. It was acquired by [[Random House]] in 1973 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a pair of mirrored letter "B"'s back to back (similar to the center of the [[ABBA]] logo). | '''The Ballantine Publishing Group''', better known as '''Ballantine Books''', is a major American book [[publisher]] founded in 1952 by [[Ian Ballantine]]. It was acquired by [[Random House]] in 1973 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a pair of mirrored letter "B"'s back to back (similar to the center of the [[ABBA]] logo). |