Knopf

Major publishing house

Knopf is a prominent American book publisher, founded in 1915 and known for its distinctive colophon featuring a borzoi dog.

The imprint has published numerous Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners and is associated with literary prestige: She finally got a contract with Knopf.

Now part of Penguin Random House.

The name is German for button or knob.

publishing

Alfred

Masculine given name

books · literature · hardcover · editor · literary · fiction · nonfiction · bestseller · author · manuscript

button

snap

Sudden sharp sound

  • fastenerSecures things together
  • claspSecuring device that clicks
  • studUpright wall framing

closure · popper · sewing · garment · shirt · jacket · cuff · placket · shank · toggle

doorknob

handle

Part for gripping

lock · latch · entrance · hardware · brass · porcelain · crystal · lever · deadbolt · mechanism

dial

volume

Amount of space filled

  • radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
  • stereoTwo-channel audio system
  • amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device

tuning · control · rotary · adjustment · turning · potentiometer · mixer · equalizer · bass · treble

Opposites
publishing prestige/quality

Knopfself-publishing

Releasing work without publishers

vanity press · Lulu · print-on-demand

publishing model

Knopfself-publishing

Releasing work without publishers

Lulu · print-on-demand

market positioning

KnopfHarlequin

Masked comic servant

Mills & Boon · pulp fiction · dime novels · airport novels

Phrases
Family

knob, knobs, knobbed, knobby, knoblike

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G